tommydevries @tommydevries
I work at the intersection of business, technology, and humanity to liberate businesses and their humans from ordinary. tommydevries.com Joined January 2009-
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Customer experience is the practice of aligning business and technology elements to deliver holistic value to customers over time. To achieve that goal, it prioritizes optimization of the total system over optimization of sub systems.
OpenAI’s biggest rival is shaking things up. Anthropic invited 200+ elite hackers to their SF headquarters to see what’s possible with Claude Here’s what we saw at the @AnthropicAI x @MenloVentures Builder Day Hackathon (🧵):
In a world driven by algorithms serving the same old stuff, businesses win by embracing the humanities—turning customers' lives into stories filled with meaning, delight, and surprise.
“Will AI replace programmers?” Perfect take by Lex.
It is true for sales, marketing, operations, IT, R&D, digital, brand, finance, procurement, supply chain, facilities, and everything else. This week, consider how your choices impact the experience your company provides. #CX #CustomerExperience #DesignThinking #crucx
"My students don't want to grow up to be 50-year-old white dudes. Seeing that actually pushes them away. They want to be like Lebron James." - Dr. Keli Christopher #techweekgr @drboggle1 Where my mind went - How do make business and technology look and feel more like sports?
Lots of people are good at one or the other, but it's the combination of thinking big and starting small that sets people and organizations apart.
It's time to evolve how we do business because business isn't just about business anymore. #cx #customerexperience #design #HCD #customersuccess #designThinking @ITTdesign
Every customer naturally understands and values CX - many without knowing it. Every company provides a CX - most do it by accident. #customerexperience #designthinking #hcd #iitdesign #newbauhaus #business
You will get rich by giving society what it wants but does not yet know how to get. At scale.
Good morning! If you only look at one map today, make it this one. This is what red/blue states really look like. Land doesn't vote. People do. #ElectionResults2020
SHOTS. FIRED.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 265 songs - 13 Top singles (4.9%) Beyonce - 89 songs - 22 Top singles (24%) Drake - 133 songs - 38 Top singles (28%) This means that 70%+ of their output is NOT popular. You write 1 blog post and give up immediately...
Looking to spice up your #wfh situation? Try #spinarozi. What's your #wfh sanity hack? #eames #involentaryhomeschool #covid19 ThoughtFull Design
Well said
Our housekeeper now works remote. She just sends us a list of things to do.
People do this kind of thing in normal times.
People do this kind of thing in normal times.

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