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dConstruct 2008: part five

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Tim

(This is turning into a marathon: parts one, two, three and four precede this one. I can’t guarantee your sanity should you choose to read that lot.) Joshua Porter: Leveraging Cognitive Bias in Social Design “Rationality be damned…” We (humans) … Continue reading →

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dConstruct 2008: part four

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Tim

(Parts one, two and three precede this…) After the workshop ended, a few of us decamped to Komedia Bar for an ale; at 7pm it was time for the emerging tradition that is the Pre-Pre-Party Burgers, next door at Gourmet … Continue reading →

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dConstruct 2008: part three

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Tim

(See part one for some fascinating travel and eating anecdotes, and part two for the first half of Joshua Porter’s workshop) Designing for sign-up Contrary to what I (and presumably others) thought, this isn’t about the sign-up form! It’s more … Continue reading →

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dConstruct 2008: part two

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Tim

(If you’re short on things to do, part one contains fascinating details of my journey and dinner) Thursday morning brought a slight respite from the high winds and torrential rain of the previous night. Breakfast in the hotel was really, … Continue reading →

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dConstruct 2008: part one

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Tim

Last week I made the annual pilgrimage to Brighton for dConstruct – one of the UK’s leading grass-roots Web conferences. Now in its fourth year, the theme of the conference this time was “Designing the social Web”, a topic increasingly … Continue reading →

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