Verandah May 2023: Why is the T.V. remote so complicated?
So much of what we do in our daily lives, is influenced by design. But what happens when bad design comes in the way of everyday experience?
Case study: Why financial inclusion doesn’t mean more savings accounts
Does financial inclusion mean opening more bank accounts for the poor in India? A team of consultants at X-Leap worked with the Gates foundation to answer this question
Helping a German economic agency reposition to become a gateway for Indian businesses
Krefeld wanted to reposition itself to become the hub for international companies like those from India. Here is how the team at X-Leap solved for it.
Verandah March 2023: Can you ChatGPT your way to change?
Techno pundits and change experts will have you believe that AI is set to replace you. But in order to progress, there’s one essential ingredient that we may all be overlooking
4 actionable tips that immediately improve your powerpoint slides
Designing great slides is an art-form. But those of us that are not artistically inclined, can still follow simple steps to come up with concise and slick looking presentations. The following tips are based on a few examples taken from our series of modules on Communication, Storytelling and Design. You don’t need an art degree …
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Using design thinking to address gender disparity
Gender disparity shows up in many forms from the unequal pay gap to the educational opportunities that women have to forego. But empathetic solutions have been designed for some of these problems already, showing that design thinking has a role to play in addressing these complex issues.
Verandah February 2023: A Step Down
How can we better understand our users? And for those we are solving problems for?
Creating a Learning Culture: Here are 3 Things to do Differently in 2023
Here’s how rethinking your company’s learning culture can help continue innovation and growth during times of disruption
Verandah December 2022: A Kinder Workplace in 2023
We look back to discussions from the Designing Kindness event, and what our panel of Kindness Experts thinks is needed, to build a kinder workplace. As 2022 came to a close, we were all looking ahead. At X-Leap, we wanted to engage with our community on the core concept of kindness. A lot of the …
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Why you need a strong purpose
Summary Here at X-Leap we’ve been thinking a lot about Purpose. As a fledgling company, we’ve had quite a few conversations around the usual questions: why are we here, what do we want to do, etc. Through these somewhat existential sessions, I’ve been thinking about the centrality of Purpose. Aside from it being a right-of-passage for …