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Lean + UX + Agile

agile, Human Factors & UX, lean startup

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Lean + UX + Agile. Lean Startup, User Experience Design, and Agile Development are all approaches to improve your odds of creating successful products. Are they mutually exclusive, or can you assemble them together to […]

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How To Do Customer Interviews

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Orthogonal CEO Bernhard Kappe and Broker Savant’s Todd Wyder talk on how to do problem and solution interviews at the Chicago Lean Startup Circle. Too many entrepreneurs follow the “Field of Dreams” approach to product […]

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SoapBox Wins the 2011 Chicago Lean Startup Challenge

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Congratulations to SoapBox, the winner of the first annual Chicago Lean Startup Challenge, for an excellent presentation and execution of the lean startup ideas.  They’ve created a controlled digital space, designed to improve student engagement […]

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Designing for a purpose

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Interaction with today’s touch interfaces feels numb and yet it seems that device manufacturers are steadily adopting that design solution. I deeply empathize with Bret Victor’s description of “picture under the glass” effect in his […]

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Lean Startup Challenge Names 10 Semifinalists

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. In September of this year, Todd Wyder and I organized the Chicago Lean Startup Challenge. It’s the opposite of a business plan competition.   Instead of creating huge documents and proformas based on assumptions, contestants spend […]

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Lean + UX + Agile: Putting It All Together

lean startup

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Orthogonal’s Amy Willis (UX), Reid MacTavish (Agile) and I are giving a presentation on November 15th to a joint session of the Chicago Product Management Association and Chicago Agile Project Management group on how to […]

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Infographic: The Doctor's Tech Toolbox

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. I came across this infographic earlier today that illustrates how quickly physicians are embracing mobile devices and mobile healthcare solutions. Presented this way, it’s surprising how much faster demand for mobile healthcare solutions is rising […]

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Orthogonal Incubated Code Mountain Who Wins $100,000

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. SPARK Chicago is a new startup competition unveiled during Techweek, the Lollapalooza of tech startup conferences. SPARK follows Startup Weekend with an intensive 3-day acceleration that matched three finalists from the weekend with three Chicago […]

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Faster Launch in FDA Regulated Environments Using Agile

FDA, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. The FDA regulates software for medical devices, and may in future regulate mobile medical software as well. Can you speed up time to market with Agile development in an FDA regulated medical environment? We shared […]

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Innovation with Allscripts, Allstate, Alcatel-Lucent & Wheels

lean startup, Product Strategy

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. One of the exciting things about the Lean Startup approach is that it’s applicable not just to startups, but to innovation within large companies. As part of TechWeek, Orthogonal has organized a panel of “intrapreneurs” […]

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Lean User Experience: UX at Startup Speed

Human Factors & UX, lean startup

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Bob Moll, Orthogonal’s Lead User Experience Designer, and I gave a talk on Lean User Experience at the Chicago Lean Startup Circle on June 30th. User Experience is critical to the success of a software […]

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Agile in FDA Regulated Medical Software - Partnering

FDA

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. This may be generic advice, but it might not be a familiar concept for those in IT working within a large organization doing validated software: Once you adopt the practices described in my previous blogs about regulated software, […]

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