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The do’s and don’t’s of prototyping…
The do’s and don’t’s of prototyping…
The essentials to remember before you prototype!
ITR8 Berlin
Apr 26
ITR8 Cases: Hacking a coffee machine.
ITR8 Cases: Hacking a coffee machine.
A hardware experiment for smarter coffee.
ITR8 Berlin
Apr 25
Hackathons 101: for designers.
Hackathons 101: for designers.
How to survive your first hackathon.
ITR8 Berlin
Apr 6
Why I jumped the corporate ship to work in a Berlin start-up.
Why I jumped the corporate ship to work in a Berlin start-up.
Leaving the safety net of the corporate world can be a scary decision for most people, especially when you’re trading higher salaries and…
ITR8 Berlin
Sep 6, 2016
How I built a start-up based on trust and parenthood learnings…
How I built a start-up based on trust and parenthood learnings…
Starting a company in an entrepreneurial city like Berlin can be exciting, challenging and downright frustrating at times.
ITR8 Berlin
Oct 14, 2016
ITR8 Cases: Relaunching a product platform for scook.
ITR8 Cases: Relaunching a product platform for scook.
scook, a digital learning and teaching platform with over 190K users has been growing rapidly in the last few years. Due to many new…
ITR8 Berlin
Feb 14
ITR8 Cases: How we helped a charity, by starting with Design Thinking.
ITR8 Cases: How we helped a charity, by starting with Design Thinking.
Over the course of 2015, SoDi experienced a sharp decline in donations. In addition, their existing web presence was perceived as unclear…
ITR8 Berlin
Feb 14
The UX of employee onboarding.
The UX of employee onboarding.
Start-ups need to start taking employee onboarding seriously… because new recruits aren’t afraid to leave. High employee turnover is not…
ITR8 Berlin
Jan 18
Getting to know your customers… target groups vs. personas.
Getting to know your customers… target groups vs. personas.
For anyone developing a product or service, it is crucial to have an understanding of your customers’ needs, wants and behaviour. It is the…
ITR8 Berlin
Nov 24, 2016
Snowden, robots and drones on speed… the highlights from CeBIT 2017.
Snowden, robots and drones on speed… the highlights from CeBIT 2017.
Our top picks from the world’s biggest digital fair, CeBIT.
ITR8 Berlin
Mar 30
Our 5-step guide to digital confidence.
Our 5-step guide to digital confidence.
Five steps to digital confidence, from the product experts at ITR8.
ITR8 Berlin
Dec 21, 2016
A day in the life of a Berlin startup office dog.
A day in the life of a Berlin startup office dog.
Time doesn’t stand still for start-up pup, Milo. From greeting visitors to planning events, here is his typical day at Berlin product…
ITR8 Berlin
Mar 7
Why I’m a generalist, and proud of it…
Why I’m a generalist, and proud of it…
There is a common saying — Jack of all trades, master of none. But in the start-up world, someone with diverse skills and broad knowledge…
ITR8 Berlin
Feb 15
How to be a better leader… with yoga.
How to be a better leader… with yoga.
Now more than ever, managers are held accountable by their employees and clients to be transparent, relatable and focused at all times. We…
ITR8 Berlin
Sep 15, 2016
How I like to manage a Berlin start-up.
How I like to manage a Berlin start-up.
How to maximise both productivity and enjoyment in your work day, as told by the multi-talented ITR8 Office Manager, Jana Schaer.
ITR8 Berlin
Nov 4, 2016
ITR8 Cases: Making homework fun for kids? We designed an app for that…
ITR8 Cases: Making homework fun for kids? We designed an app for that…
ITR8 was called to support with an exciting innovation project for Cornelsen Publishing. According to their design thinking studies…
ITR8 Berlin
Feb 14
ITR8 Startup-in-Residence: YAIR, disrupting the art market for all the right reasons.
ITR8 Startup-in-Residence: YAIR, disrupting the art market for all the right reasons.
YAIR wants to open the art market to a wider audience by creating the most affordable marketplace for established and new artists.
ITR8 Berlin
Feb 14
This Berlin start-up is empowering African entrepreneurs with expert advice…
This Berlin start-up is empowering African entrepreneurs with expert advice…
The Berlin start-up scene is saturated with mobile and fin-tech companies all competing to be the next big thing. But take a closer look to…
ITR8 Berlin
Feb 6
ITR8 Cases: Redesign for an interactive learning game platform…
ITR8 Cases: Redesign for an interactive learning game platform…
ITR8 was asked to redesign Cornelsen’s Interaktive Übungen; an interactive learning experience for students. This browser-based learning…
ITR8 Berlin
Feb 14
How we ‘greened’ our office without spending a cent…
How we ‘greened’ our office without spending a cent…
At product agency ITR8, we are always conducting user research for our clients. Testing and learning, failing early so we can succeed…
ITR8 Berlin
Jan 30
ITR8 Startup-in-Residence: kukua, a social start-up.
ITR8 Startup-in-Residence: kukua, a social start-up.
kukua connects entrepreneurs in developing countries with business experts in Germany. The social start-up aims to bring positive change to…
ITR8 Berlin
Feb 14
Berlin talks trust-based vs. hands-on management.
Berlin talks trust-based vs. hands-on management.
Which works better? The truth is, there is no one way.
ITR8 Berlin
Nov 1, 2016
Design in the wild: what I learnt from a week in the Swedish bushlands.
Design in the wild: what I learnt from a week in the Swedish bushlands.
Has anyone noticed a new breed of Millenials choosing to switch off and venture into the natural world? While most are hyper-connected and…
ITR8 Berlin
Oct 6, 2016
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