Making the Case for Custom
In this day and age, everyone is running an ERP system. A lot of those ERP systems come from SAP, and a lot of those SAP systems are implemented around a single baseline idea. That idea? “Out of the box”.…
Swiffer & the Power of Observation
The invention of the Swiffer is a very interesting story, and one that can be reasonably applied, even in the world of enterprise application design, and digital transformation. This might sound far-fetched, but the key breakthrough for Procter and Gamble,…
Announcing SAP AppHaus Design Partnership and Opening of Design Lab in Minneapolis
I'm thrilled to announce the opening of our Mindset Design Lab in the North Loop of Minneapolis in conjunction with us becoming an official SAP AppHaus Design partner! Last year SAP was kind enough to let us use their stunning…
Top 5 Reasons to Attend ASUG MN on Thursday April 12th
Okay - first off, here are the details: Thursday, April 12, 2018 Change of venue!! Sheraton Bloomington Hotel 5601 W. 78th Street Minneapolis, MN 55439ASUG MN is arguably the best run, most well attended and content rich ASUG MN event…
SAP Fiori Now Surpasses 10,000 Apps
SAP Fiori, the official UX strategy for all of SAP has come a long way since it's humble beginnings of 25 apps, and formerly as a paid product: (See my blog from Sapphire 2014) The apps catalog has now passed…
Every Problem is a Possibility
This week, Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Ikea, died at the age of 91. Ikea is a unique company, happy to build its fortunes by taking the road less traveled. No small part of that comes from Mr. Kamprad’s personal…
How did Mindset leverage a Design Thinking Workshop to foster new ideas on building a remarkable community?
Thinking outside of the box: Design Thinking Workshop Have you ever played Pictionary and had someone who kept shouting the same word over and over even though he or she was told it was incorrect? To that player all other…
SAP’s SAP Cloud Event, New York Design Lab, Fiori, Personas
I'll start with a few photos from the 48th floor of the 10 Hudson Yard Design Lab: Entrance: One of several design spaces: I assume a place to sit and dream up big ideas? Lounge, bar, drum set…
Design Thinking Journals for SAP Fiori
Check out these SAP Fiori Design Thinking Journals we just had printed! Rather than just using paper printouts like usual, we're going to use these new journals in our Design Thinking sessions. We'll be handing these out at Sapphire Booth 482C…
Use SAP Fiori, Design Thinking, and Agile to Get to Mode 2
The problem: It’s hard for IT departments to meet business expectations with only Mode 1* delivery This is not a new problem, nor is it a problem that hasn’t been discussed and dissected a thousand times over already. Business partners…