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Visualizing information increases positive emotions

Our article “Augmenting Communication with Visualization: Effects on Emotional and Cognitive Response” has been published on the IADIS International Journal on WWW/Internet, Vol. 9 (2), pages 109-121, and it is now available online. In this work, co-authored with Margaret Tan and Martin Eppler, we argue that mapping information visually with diagrams and visual metaphors hasContinue reading “Visualizing information increases positive emotions”

Business Model Ideation @ EURAM

Our research on “Business Model Ideation: An Experimental Approach for the Evaluation of Team-Based Methods” has been accepted to be presented at the EURAM Annual conference in Rotterdam, 6-8 June 2012. Abstract excerpt: We have conducted a comprehensive literature review and develop a model to examine the effectiveness of different methods for the generation ofContinue reading “Business Model Ideation @ EURAM”

Collaboration Cards for Team Productivity

Collaboration Cards is a portable, interactive, and highly useful toolbox for team leaders, facilitators, trainers, and project managers, developed at the University of St. Gallen, =mcm institute. They provide meeting facilitators and participants with ready-to-use cue cards, methods, exercises, inspiring quotes, and key questions to move meetings along productively and share what particpants know, moreContinue reading “Collaboration Cards for Team Productivity”

Seminar on Knowledge Visualization at IIMA (India)

I had the honor to be invited to give a seminar on Knowledge Visualization at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (India) Here you can find the seminar presentation and the coverage on the IIMA website: Seminar announcement and abstract:

Visualizing together for creating new business models

Our study on business model innovation through visual collaborative technique has just been published on the International Journal of Innovation Management. In this preliminary research we propose a model in which artefacts (visual templates, schetches and objects) affect the team processes in developing new business model ideas. The results of an illustrative experimental study showsContinue reading “Visualizing together for creating new business models”

Brand Early

The website “Fast Company” recently featured an article on branding for start-ups: “brand early, not often“. Expert blogger Emily Heyward observed that “when a client is starting a business, everything is top priority, and it is often easy to think “logo” and “design” should come later.” Her observations and advices are very much in lineContinue reading “Brand Early”

NIC symposium presentation: The Geography of (Visual) Thought

Here you can find our presentation at the NIC symposium, Helsinki, December 2nd 2001: http://prezi.com/6on7jj6wye3p/the-geography-of-visual-thought/

BSI Communication

BSI is one of the largest Swiss banks, and it is an interesting company case for its unique corporate communication activities. At Franklin College, Organizational Behavior course, we had the pleasure of having a guest lecture by Mr. Zueger, head of Corporate Communication at BSI. He talked about the rebranding of BSI and the mergeContinue reading “BSI Communication”

Eurocampus in Castellon

Eurocampus is an intensive and international study period on intercultural communication of one semester organised jointly by ten European Universities, members of the EMICC-network (European Master in Intercultural Communication). In the Eurocampus programme, students from the partner universities attend classes and study together (Source: USI website). This year the Eurocampus program is taking place inContinue reading “Eurocampus in Castellon”