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Tech Town Ranking: CompTIA Index Plugs Dallas Near the Top

by Lance Murray | Oct 23, 2018

Dallas ranked No. 3 for the number of IT job ads on the index, which ranked cities based on cost of living, the number of open IT jobs, and the projected job growth over the next 12 months and next five years.

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‘Big Ideas in Biotech’: Federal Conference to Focus on Research, Tech Grant Programs

by Quincy Preston | Oct 12, 2018

For researchers and early-stage biotech companies looking for federal grant funding—this could be the opportunity to find it.

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BuzzBallz CEO Merrilee Kick at PilotWorks Dallas, a food incubator in Northwest Dallas.

BuzzBallz’ Merrilee Kick on Innovating, Lessons Learned, and the Science of Success

by Quincy Preston | Oct 2, 2018

BuzzBallz was created out of necessity, became an opportunity, and now is reaching consumers in 47 U.S. states and seven countries. Here’s how Merrilee Kick made it happen.

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Design With a Big ‘D’: Design Thinkers Leading the Way

by Dave Moore | Sep 24, 2018

Whether it’s slaying piles of paper receipts at tax time or making shopping an adventure, these Dallas area design thinkers are making their marks in their respective industries. The common thread? Dogged persistence. We talk with four who caught the “experiential wave” early.

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Don Relyea, head of design at BBVA [Photo: BBVA]

Money Talks: Don Relyea Takes User Experience to the Bank

by Dave Moore | Sep 24, 2018

Don Relyea — who Incorporated a 19-person core design team to BBVA Compass within a couple weeks — says that the addition of designers to global banking firm BBVA is introducing constructive problem-solving to operations across 35 countries.

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My second year (in teaching high school English), things began looking up. I cracked the code and figured out how to motivate students. I had lessons I could improve upon. And I started getting curious — what could the sciences teach me about how we learn? Most of what I read at that time could be classified as pop psychology — secondhand accounts of “brain science” studies. ...One particular study involved our sense of smell and memory. I had been reading Robert Jutte’s 2004 book “A History of Senses,” and I stumbled upon this interesting remark: “Our sense of smell is most directly linked to memory.” Hmm — smell and memory are linked. I began to think how this could be applied to some of our creative writing assignments... Excerpt from “Seductive Interaction Design,” by Stephen Anderson [Sources: Capital One, Stephen Anderson]

Custom Build: An Acquisition and Ties to Higher Ed Led UX Thoughtleader to Capital One’s Garage

by Dave Moore | Sep 24, 2018

Q+A | Stephen Anderson, head of design at Capital One’s Garage, (literally) wrote the book on “Seductive Interaction Design.” He talks about finding talent and how design thinking is applied to daily life.

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Users First: An Interview With USAA’s Tatiana Miller

by Dave Moore | Sep 24, 2018

Q+A | Tatiana Miller, executive director of design at USAA, tells Dave Moore how the company invests in design, what she's most proud of, and how she manages some 60 creative professionals.

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