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| Articles -------------------- Usability - Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox
The average difference in measured usability between competing websites is 68%. This is smaller than expected, but makes sense given the dynamics of design within individual industries.
Usability - A representation of user experience
Javier Cañada has constructed a map of the user experience world as he sees it: unrepentantly subjective and rather fascinating. As he says' This image is a graphical representation of the user experience field based on my own coordinates, references and perceptions. It is not a precise work, but neither were those first maps made by Mediterranean chartographers.'
Usability - Infants
Results from a heuristic evaluation of infants and their user interface, based on direct observational evidence and Jakob Nielsen's list of 10 heuristics.
Innovation - keeping it alive
While it's probably impossible to compute the exact percentage of business initiatives that fail, it is widely acknowledged that most do. After years of research and observation, it is clear that the same reasons for any change initiative failure tend to be the same culprits that make innovation initiatives fail. Here are the top ten reasons for innovation failure... - From the Innnovation Network
Enterprise Systems - a new twist on supply chain systems
Surprise! It's those dudes in brown. UPS's new supply-chain arm lets companies outsource everything from cell-phone repairs to customer call centers. And yes, they do deliver. -from Fast Company
Intranets - development infrastructure
Imagine you're looking to quickly create an intranet for your company. There are plenty of instant-intranet options around, but they all seem to duplicate tools you already have. It's nice that they come with group calendaring and forum tools, but you already have those up and running. What you need is a flexible framework that gives you the basics of document sharing and a way to connect your existing apps. If that describes your situation, look into Intranet 2004....
Intranets - hosted solutions
Intranet professionals already know Mindbridge Software because of its popular enterprise-level intranet product, IntraSmart, which debuted in 1999. Designed for companies with more than 75 employees, IntraSmart is an instant intranet that offers a full-service solution with only a little customization. That's fine for larger companies, but what about smaller businesses that don't have the resources but still need a way to share information?
Online Learning
Howard Dean’s use of the Internet catapulted him into the top ranks of the Democratic candidates for President in the U.S. Whether Dr. Dean ultimately prevails in his quest for the nomination or not, his campaign’s use of the Internet has been extraordinarily successful at creating a high-performance learning community. And there are enormous lessons to be learned here for designers of e-learning programs for corporations and universities.
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