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Collection of personal thoughts about topics and trends that inspire my everyday.

THE CONVERGENCE SERIES
Pulling off quick user research with Google analytics and social media analysis

Pulling off quick user research with Google analytics and social media analysis

How can you get an understanding of your users when extensive field study or in person interviews are simply not viable?
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Silvia Podestà
Dec 9, 2020
Design research? A mesmerising lens on human beings.

Design research? A mesmerising lens on human beings.

As I look back in hindsight to a research project that initiated me to design research, I still feel gutted about the breadth and…
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Silvia Podestà
Dec 28, 2020
DIGITAL CULTURE
Building teamwork resilience during the Italian lockdown

Building teamwork resilience during the Italian lockdown

What the coronavirus and self-isolation are teaching me about collaboration, remote working and overcoming creative blocks.
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Silvia Podestà
Dec 7, 2020
MAKING ME THINK 🤔
What has been seen cannot be unseen

What has been seen cannot be unseen

A new economy of transparency is gaining steam today. As are its contradictions in a densely technology-driven reality. Thoughts on the…
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Silvia Podestà
Mar 6, 2019
DESIGN
So… What is that you design exactly?

So… What is that you design exactly?

As terms like design thinking and the likes are imported into mainstream corporate jargon, we see the raise of two complementary things…
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Silvia Podestà
Aug 16, 2018
Calling for a more pessimistic mindset in design and business and society

Calling for a more pessimistic mindset in design and business and society

The definition of design as a problem-solving-oriented activity is outdated, says DecolonisingDesign’s founder, Danah Abdulla.
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Silvia Podestà
May 5, 2019
BRANDING 🏷️🏷️🏷️🏷️🏷️🏷️
Creative Places

Creative Places

When new brand narratives help build an identity for countries, regions, neighborhoods.
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Silvia Podestà
Mar 8, 2019
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