Mistakes in the world of UX design can be costly. They may result in failed products, unhappy users, inefficient processes, or frustrated team members. We’ve asked four product design experts and leaders to talk about the most common and dangerous mistakes made in the process of UX design.

Nowadays, with limited movement and a possible extension of the pandemic, people tend to search for remote solutions such as ordering groceries or online medical consultations. In the banking industry, some basic actions have been known for quite some time. We have been able to make transfers or check our account balance for many years now. Nevertheless, convenient online loans were and still are limited and they still require extensive paperwork.

Successful innovation can be a huge challenge – it requires choosing the right approach, balancing a host of moving parts, and effectively clearing blockers. Fortunately, you don’t have to figure it out alone.  

Our smartphones can do more than games and social media. The rapid digitalization drive in the last few years across industries has made mHealth one of the most sought-after sectors in the market.

With entire societies confined to the safety of their homes during the COVID-19 lockdown, the future of many food & beverage companies was put into question.

In the current market, it’s no longer a question of whether to incorporate new technologies into your business but rather which ones and how many. For a company to stay truly competitive – even one that has been successful for decades – it might not be enough to simply patch a traditional approach with a piece of digital bandaid. Instead of implementing small changes, current market leaders have undergone full-scale digital transformations. What drives them and how do they benefit from that approach?

Machine Learning is a trending field of Computer Science turning computer’s computations into usable data and giving a number of unique opportunities. It’s rapidly gaining in popularity – it’s common in modern web applications as well as in services such as Netflix, Spotify, Amazon and Facebook. Machine Learning is a good solution for apps based on recommendations or some kind of predictions. If you want to build this kind of app you will need an efficient backend technology to support it – is Ruby on Rails the right choice?

In recent years, “digital transformation” has become one of those ubiquitous processes that are supposed to provide companies the key for future success.  But many organizations starting the transformation with high hopes are not getting the expected outcomes. Often, the issue is that so many different actions can be placed under the digital transformation umbrella that it becomes unclear what the actual transformation entails – especially where it should start and what results it can bring. So what are the actual phases of a successful digital transformation and where should you begin the journey?

Artificial Intelligence solutions are usually associated with optimizing workload, replacing people at work, or with robots that will soon conquer the world. Thirty-seven percent of respondents of a study by Pew Research Center indicated that by 2030 most individuals will be worse off because of AI advancements. 

There are several thousands of mobile apps created every day. Only a small fraction will succeed in a highly competitive market. The latest figures from Statista tell us that there are now 2.7 million apps in the Google Play store, and Apple users have 1.82 million applications to choose from – generating billions of downloads each year.