Blog Future Perfect on design mind
By Jan Chipchase - August 18, 2011
The revolution is right here in front of us; we just can’t see it yet.
Blog Future Perfect on design mind
By Jan Chipchase - June 14, 2011
Want to find the next big idea? Here’s a counterintuitive way to start:
- First, acknowledge that America is a place where consumers often lag behind the rest of the world when it comes to the mass adoption of new technologies.
- Second, take a step back and look at what innovations have worked outside of the United States.
- Finally, consider how to bring these innovations to American audiences.
Blog Future Perfect on design mind
By Jan Chipchase - May 17, 2011
From iPhones to sneakers, Chinese imitations are everywhere—but these products could actually be good for innovation.
About a year ago, I joined frog's Shanghai studio on a personal mission to better understand the Chinese market, a market that has intrigued and inspired me for almost a decade.
Blog Future Perfect on design mind
By Jan Chipchase - April 11, 2011
In Cairo for a week of client research, workshops and keynotes. It's good to be back in this great country for my fourth visit here. I'm working out of a downtown hotel, with a team of six, plus three local guides, who we’ll sync with over breakfast, before hitting the streets. It’s good to have time to calibrate to the city – especially one that has gone through so much disruptive change. There’s freedom in the air and most people that I’ve spoken to recognise that the hard work in building what's next is yet to come. Tahrir Square is alive with the sounds of debate, face painted kids, and the detritus of protest.
Blog Future Perfect on design mind
By Jan Chipchase - March 1, 2011
In the summer of 2010, I conducted field research in Afghanistan with generous support from the Institute for Money, Technology, and Financial Inclusion at the University of California at Irvine. My research partner Panthea Lee and I led a nimble local team to investigate how people use cell phones to do their banking—known in the industry as mobile money. The findings from the field study are now available for download, along with a number of images captured on the trip.
Blog Future Perfect on design mind
By Jan Chipchase - August 30, 2010
frog's Executive Creative Director for Global Insights Jan Chipchase is currently in Afghanistan doing a research study with generous support from the Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion. He is working with a nimble local team to explore topics around mobile banking, known in the industry as mobile money — a presentation he recently gave to the US State Department on the subject can be found here. This is the fourth in a series of dispatches from his field studies.
Given the situation in Afghanistan how smart is it to conduct street/ad-hoc research on the ground? To answer this it’s worth reflecting on the working models for 3 different foreigner roles in Afghanistan: the military, NGO staff, and journalists.
Blog Future Perfect on design mind
By Jan Chipchase - August 24, 2010
frog's Executive Creative Director for Global Insights Jan Chipchase is currently in Afghanistan doing a research study with generous support from the Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion. He is working with a nimble local team to explore topics around mobile banking, known in the industry as mobile money — a presentation he recently gave to the US State Department on the subject can be found here. This is the third in a series of dispatches from his field studies.
A 5:30am start to the day to a drive down to Jalalabad for a number of interviews in the city and surrounds. There are a few spots on the mountainous route that trigger nervous smiles — where the scars of convoy attacks by the Taliban are visible on the road — but mostly it's a fantastic ride into Afghanistan’s outdoors, with the occasional wait behind the beautifully ornate Pakistani trucks.
