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Tech philosopher Alex Wolf on designing harmonious technology

Intercom, Inc.

Unpacking this central conundrum is at the heart of Alex Wolf’ s work – the self-described “consumer-facing anthropologist” has made a career by thinking deeply and talking widely about issues related to the pervasive role of technology in modern life. She asks what are the risks involved in “outsourcing” so many of our skills to technology.

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H.O.M.E: Entertainment – when all the world’s a stage

Intercom, Inc.

is a special four-part series on Inside Intercom that explores how people across many industries and countries are managing to persevere with the help of technology. This week, our final episode checks in with how folks are keeping entertained when they can’t leave the house. That’s the definition of a noble endeavor.

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Brian Solis: The Visionary Who Will Mindshift Your Perspective on Innovation, CX and Leadership

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Why I Admire Brian’s Work Throughout my career, I’ve been deeply involved at the intersection of technology, design, innovation and customer experience, guiding high-tech companies toward improvement and transformation.

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The Symbiosis of Algorithms, CX and Experimentation: Redefining Tech and Biotech B2B Design

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The companies that thrive today aren’t just adopting AI; they’re embedding it into their DNA to design groundbreaking technologies and solutions that deliver unmatched value to customers. How They’re Experimenting: Hitachi implements regional trials of its AI-driven supply chain technologies before scaling to global markets.

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Mobile Technology and Gaming Create Better Customer Experiences

Win the Customer

The idea behind gamification is quite simple: by applying game mechanics to tasks or functions that typically have no entertainment value, you provide people with motivation to partake in these tasks. If […].

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Making things people want

Intercom, Inc.

Maybe your customers want to be entertained, or spend more time with their friends, or understand what projects teammates are working on, or maybe they want to project growth for their business. Let’s look at some jobs that, like boredom during a commute, have stuck around for years, through hundreds of technological advances.

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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

He suggested that “we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy.”. Here, we trace some of the biggest trends and stories in technology over the past decade, and try to find a narrative to make sense of it all.