The state of spatial computing in 2023: Perspectives from two decades in the field

In this post, I share my high-level impressions of key spatial computing trends in 2023. Topics covered are hardware, including the Apple Vision Pro and Humane Ai Pin; generative AI, including visual understanding and conversational input; and the metaverse, including VR adoption and divestiture. 2023’s developments indicate that it’s a good time to make sure you’re paying attention, learning relevant skills for spatial computing, and that you know where to go for help.

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Want to create a more data-driven culture? Junior employees can be your advocates (but they need your support)

Junior employees are less invested in an organization’s status quo and have stronger incentives to adopt new data-driven practices than more established employees. However, this can make them a target for colleagues who oppose culture change. In this post, I discuss strategies leaders can use to bolster junior employees and foster a more data-driven culture.

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Build, borrow, or simulate: 5 thought starters to help your team test innovative experiences with less effort

Low-cost, “lean” prototypes are the most efficient way to test user satisfaction with innovative experiences.  But many product teams either overengineer their prototypes or omit testing with users entirely until it’s too late.  In this post, I share 5 thought starters for teams looking to think outside the box about simulating experiences for user testing.

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Three often-overlooked opportunities to boost innovation desirability, viability, and feasibility

The DVF (Desirability-Viability-Feasibility) Framework, and frameworks like it, are tools to focus innovation in ways that are more likely to produce market success.  However, most teams using these frameworks impede their effectiveness by failing to collect customer input across all three of the DVF tracks.  In this post, I share three things leaders can do to equip their teams for more impactful innovation.

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Conventional user research will fail in emerging tech innovation: Here’s how I handled it

I started Llewyn Paine Consulting, LLC because traditional market and user research techniques fall short when it comes to creating new markets for emerging technology.  I created a repeatable, systematic approach to technology-customer matchmaking that can be effectively applied by ordinary entrepreneurs, product managers, designers, and researchers in the real world.

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