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Human Resources

Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 14 aug 2013

Both retailers and consumers are finding value out of the 'Fast Fashion' trends even though the manufacturing units churning out these items have critical issues related to safety conditions and employee protection. Fast fashion is a concept of selling inexpensive copies of the designer garments within the weeks of the original's debut in the market. It's basically making the latest fashion available to the mass consumers. Retailers are trying to improve the conditions of manufacturing facilities, often situated in developing countries, by signing contracts with them to ensure worker safety and other related issues. Even though consumers are now aware of the plight of the employees in these units because of the news media but this is not translating into their buying behavior for the trendy fashion. Consumers are still finding it advantageous in many ways. While labor activists expect more concern and proactive actions from consumers for bringing out change in current practices of the global garment industry. Read on...

The Washington Post: Cheap, trendy 'fast fashion' in demand, despite factory dangers
Author: Cara Kelly


Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 03 jul 2013

Creative professionals are highly individual people that have unique things to motivate them to create new ideas and concepts. It is important to understand and respect their sensibilities to bring the best out of them. To nurture and manage creative talent and get the best output on an efficient and continuous basis, experts suggest - Set the bar and prioritize focus areas; Identify and leverage traits of individuals; Cater to strengths and empower them; Keep your hands dirty and involve yourself in the work at hand; Suggest but don't necessarily impose a process; Create healthy confusion by keeping them busy with multiple projects at a time; Encourage switching off to switch on to overcome burning out of creative talent; Keep them producing and avoid giving long gaps of inactivity and idleness; Make retention a conscious choice and create a culture that encourages it; Know when to, and able to, speak the tough truth to avoid keeping the talent in rut. Its an essential element of mentoring. Read on...

Fast Company: 10 Tips for Managing Creative People
Author: Rae Ann Fera


Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 12 jun 2013

Countries have their own set of professional designations and credentials for interior designers. If someone is hiring an interior designer in US it is advisable to consider these designations - NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Qualification); ASID (American Society of Interior Designers); Allied ASID membership; Qualifications from accredited institutions. Although educational qualifications and professional designations and memberships are advantageous for assessing interior designers but like any other creative field natural talent and demonstrated work and experiences are an essential element of guaging their skills and standards. Read on...

News-Press: Understanding professional designations of interior designers
Author: NA


Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 11 may 2013

Companies and organizations to innovate and grow, need continuous flow of fresh ideas from their employees. Thus to inculcate the culture of creativity and innovation one of the things they can do is to design an ideas competition. There could be many ways it can be done. But the expert suggests that it is better to involve teams to submit ideas instead of individuals. Moreover companies should go a step further and seek a proposal or design for the suggested idea by the teams as it would have a better chance of implementation as compared to a raw idea. Evaluation criteria should focus on the creativity rather then on the 'best idea' concept when communicating the competition guidelines. Selecting teams at random with diversity is an important factor. The reward for the best idea should include a possibility of evolving the idea into an actual project. This kind of design would have a better chance of innovation for organizations as compared to the typical individual idea based competitions. Read on...

Innovation Excellence: Designing the Perfect Ideas Competition
Author: Jeffrey Baumgartner


Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 24 apr 2013

As internet and mobile technologies become an essential element of healthcare ecosystem its imperative to adopt best practices in user experience design. For this to be successful for both patients and providers, a collaborative approach between designers, developers, creative thinkers, users and providers is required. Patients should be involved as 'co-creators' in the early developmental stages of healthcare web design to utilize the full potential of 'open innovation'. Designers and clinicians should evolve a two way understanding and exchange process to enhance the final outcomes of the design. Experts say that to build sustainable healthcare design various stakeholders have to come together to build whole new models from ground up. Read on...

Healthcare IT News: At Healthcare Experience Design conference, designers rethink 'broken processes'
Author: Mike Miliard


Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 18 apr 2013

What is 'Millenial Generation' and what are their sensibilities, habits and values? What are the things that appeal to them when it comes to searching for their living spaces and environment in big cities? They are the young 20 something, well educated and well travelled, seeking work-life balance, highly independent and environmentally conscious. They look for well designed urban housing and green environment with expanded sidewalks, cafe's and informal interactive spaces. They appreciate art and culture that is not confined within the bounds of museums and institutions. Understanding them and incorporating their aspirations in the planning and design of urban and suburban spaces would be important for better future of the cities. As the 'Millenials' start to earn and spend, their influence would increase. Read on...

The Global and Mail: Why the cities of the future belong to the millennial generation
Author: Lisa Rochon


Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 14 apr 2013

'Office Design' is an important element of today's companies to provide an environment of creativity, productivity, focus and meaningful social interactions for their employees. The design can promote sense of belonging for employees and help create a company specific identity that indicates its brand and culture. Companies provide technology enabled flexibile workspaces and informal hangout zones to promote collaboration and togetherness for employees. It helps in attracting and retaining talent. Ergonomics plays an important role in office design and assists in building a comfortable environment to increase employee happiness. Read on...

The Economic Times: How design enhances work life within the offices of the future
Author: Shagufta Anurag


Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 13 apr 2013

Zen principles of 'Shibumi' can provide designers a unique perspective while approaching their design projects. It encourages designers to achieve simplicity with extraordinary impact. The seven principles are- Koko (Austerity- include by necessity), Kanso (Simplicity- eliminate excessiveness), Shizen (Naturalness- incorporate nature), Yugen (Sublety- leave something to imagination), Fukinsei (Imperfection, Asymmetry- leave room for others to cocreate, open innovation), Datsuzoku (Break From Routine- creativity can emerge from broken pattern), Seijaku (Stillness, Tranquility- nothingness or meditation breaks). Read on...

Fast Company: 7 Design Principles, Inspired By Zen Wisdom
Author: Matthew E. May


Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 31 mar 2013

How important is the process in design? For some designing is individual's creativity that doesn't need any process or framework. According to them, it just happens when the creative person sits to do his design work. But others consider design process and framework as an important tool to create their designs. A design expert defines five phases in his design process- 'Examine, Understand, Ideate, Experiment, Distill'. He explains that this framework or any other one that suits a particular designer, help them to process and think better. Moreover it also assists in communicating and explaining efficiently the happening of the design and the steps that went into it. Read on...

Fast Company: 7 Design Principles, Inspired By Zen Wisdom
Author: Matthew May


Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 30 mar 2013

Professor John Wood of Goldsmiths, University of London, provides perspective on UCD (User Centered Design) and how the concept is not sufficient if the designers are concerned about the future of the world. Although UCD provide designers focus to cater to the needs of the user or consumer for whom the product is directed, in an individualized manner, but it also in some ways ignores the ecosystem or environment of which the user is part of. It misses the bigger picture. He suggests a new approach to designing that incorporates multiple aspects into the design process that includes user, his environment, etc. It is termed as 'metadesigning'. Read on...

Core77: Why user-centered design is not enough, by John Wood
Author: John Wood

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