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If everything is a great deal, then, in fact, nothing is a great deal.

Steve Adams
Steve Adams

Popular conference speaker and writer who worked in TV, radio and magazines and as Tearfund’s Head of Global Brand and Communication.

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There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely, but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.

Mark Twain
Mark Twain

Entrepreneur, publisher, lecturer, and the father of American literature and the greatest humorist the United States has produced.

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When marketers go out with a budget, and that budget is meant to communicate the wonderful experience customers will have, things fall apart if all the other factors such as production, logistics or finance aren’t lined up to deliver the promised experience.

Bryan Eisenberg
Bryan Eisenberg

Internationally recognized authority and pioneer in online marketing.

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Most accidents are thought to be caused by what is referred to as human error, yet most of them are actually due to design errors rather than errors of human operation.

William Lidwell
William Lidwell

The Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston and author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design.

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For new products and services to stand a chance, they can’t just be better, they must be nine times better.

Nir Eyal
Nir Eyal

Author of books on technology, psychology and business whose writings appear in the Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.

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Showing your colleagues and clients the messy design process can be a bit like making sausage: sometimes it can ruin their appetite for the meal.

Leah Buley
Leah Buley

A veteran of the experience design industry, author of the book The User Experience Team of One, and VP of Experience at Publicis Sapient.

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The major cause of complicated, confusing, frustrating systems is not complexity: It is poor design which leads to the emotional distress we have come to associate with modern technology. Good design can provide a desirable, pleasurable sense of empowerment.

Donald A. Norman
Donald A. Norman

An American researcher, professor, and author (The Design of Everyday Things). As Apple’s User Experience Architect (90's), he became the first person to have UX in his job title.

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Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell

A Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer. Credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

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If you go to work in a purpose-driven organization, you are a happier person…and you will go home happier.

Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek

A British-American author, inspirational speaker and an unshakable optimist who believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together.

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Conspicuous Consumption Luxury
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One way or another, we’re all conspicuous consumers. We use purchases to flaunt our wealth. We buy things not so much for purely personal enjoyment as for showing off or keeping up with the Joneses.

Robin Hanson
Robin Hanson

An professor of economics and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University.

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