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Design MBAs – They’re Real
Design MBAs – They’re Real
Design education embedded into MBA curriculum? Yes, and in Cleveland, Ohio no less.
XPLANErs Patrick Do...
So, You Have to Give a Presentation
So, You Have to Give a Presentation
Wait, did you just instinctively open PowerPoint? STOP! Did you know that 80% of the time PowerPoints (or slid...
Flesh, Blood, and Data An Art Show by Information Designers
Flesh, Blood, and Data An Art Show by Information Designers
Information designers go through a process to gather content, synthesize data, and weave their findings into c...
Visual Thinking School Amsterdam: Behavioural Climate Change
Visual Thinking School Amsterdam: Behavioural Climate Change
Last Thursday we held Visual Thinking School (VTS) in our Amsterdam office....
XPLANE Hosts Open House for DWP 2014
XPLANE Hosts Open House for DWP 2014
XPLANE is a business design consultancy. The definition of what we do is a result of the evolut...
Sharing is Caring 10.3
Sharing is Caring 10.3
It's hard to believe what a typical office desk looked like in 1980 compared to today, memorizing your ent...
Bike Commute Challenge
Bike Commute Challenge
In our Amsterdam office, biking is by far the main mode of transportation, most don’t even own a car.
I...
The Magic of Discovery
The Magic of Discovery
Put 9 experts from 9 different organizations on a project without much direction and you are likely to have at...
Sharing is Caring 9.26
Sharing is Caring 9.26
Tired of the endless debates that never reach resolution, there is a ridiculously easy fix for that. Walt Disn...
Solving for Singles, How To Have A Parent Friendly Work Environment That Benefits Everyone
Solving for Singles, How To Have A Parent Friendly Work Environment That Benefits Everyone
Just as you stand up from your final bow after implementing a new family friendly work policy, you feel the wh...
The Secret Genius of Weird Al’s “Mission Statement”
The Secret Genius of Weird Al’s “Mission Statement”
“Flexibility,” ”Teamwork,” and “Support” mean nothing taken out of context. Creating visuals gives...
Change DNA
Change DNA
Recently our team of consultants has been hard at work defining the eight design principles for organizat...
Sharing is Caring 8.29
Sharing is Caring 8.29
Post-it Notes transformed into beautiful anime characters, Moleskin refuses to be obsolete, and you reall...
Sharing is Caring 8.22
Sharing is Caring 8.22
Ever wonder what your colleagues are doing on conference calls while they are muted? Chances are they are goin...
XPLANE Produces Infographic for T Rowe Price
XPLANE Produces Infographic for T Rowe Price
XPLANE helped T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services develop an infographic to communicate to plan sponsors an...
Sharing Is Caring 8.14
Sharing Is Caring 8.14
Ding! Ding! Round 2 of Sharing is Caring features articles that will help you stay produtive, navigate pesky e...
5 Ways HR is Ruining Your Culture and Your Career
5 Ways HR is Ruining Your Culture and Your Career
Let me first start by saying I love being an HR professional. I love the insight that the profession giv...
Sharing Is Caring 8.7
Sharing Is Caring 8.7
Not unlike kindergarten where we were all taught to share, XPLANErs are constantly stumbling upon and sharing ...
Working life in Amsterdam and XPLANE – A Good Match!
Working life in Amsterdam and XPLANE – A Good Match!
Amsterdam the city of canals, bikes, sex, and drugs. For most people outside of the Netherlands these are the ...
Interview with Helena Hong, New Employee Experience Coordinator
Interview with Helena Hong, New Employee Experience Coordinator
Tell us briefly about your role at XPLANE:
“My new role at XPLANE is Employee Experience Coordinator. I ...
Partnering for Social Good
Partnering for Social Good
As part of its culture and commitment to “giving back,” XPLANE identifies an organization to suppo...
Creative Summit kicks off the New Year
Creative Summit kicks off the New Year
January saw designers, copywriters, illustrators, and animators converge on XPLANE’s Portland studio for...
The XPLANE Graduate Internship in Design Consulting
The XPLANE Graduate Internship in Design Consulting
Do you use design to solve complex problems? Do you communicate your ideas visually? Are you equally comfortab...
A Picture of Change Management
A Picture of Change Management
Designer Rob Dersley did an amazing job of visually capturing sessions and speeches at the recent Association ...