There are few things I love more than discovering a new business tool or technique that’s not just effective and easy to use, but is also fun. So I was giddy after attending Dan Brown’s session “Managing Difficult Situations on Design Projects” at this year’s Information Architecture Summit, where he…
I have stacks of cookbooks … new ones, old ones, my mother’s, grandmother’s, my mother’s grandmother’s, the ones that came with the electric skillet and blender that my mother received as wedding gifts, and one real standout from the 1950s Better Homes & Gardens “MEAT COOK BOOK” with the most…
Kids in the hospital want what all kids want … to beat the bad guy and save the princess. And what better way to kick off the New Year than helping make that a reality? To mark the occasion, Lokion has made a donation in honor of our clients, partners…
At Lokion we’re always looking for new techniques for collaborative brainstorming and problem solving, so we were thrilled when a long-time client approached us about using LEGOs for a multi-team working session. LEGO SERIOUS PLAY is an approach that uses LEGO models to facilitate problem solving via open discussion. The…
At Lokion, we are not afraid to get our boots dirty when we are digging for research. So when one of our long-term clients asked us to help them gather some on-the-ground intelligence from young mobile users at this year’s Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival, we put on…
It’s been a Decade of Amazing Things. Lokion has been around for 10 years (yet we haven’t aged one bit) and we are grateful and happy to be supported by our city (now cities), our clients, partners and friends. We wouldn’t be here without you. Some fun facts about 10 year…
Lokion is a big supporter of Memphis’ application to Google for the ultra-high-speed broadband network that is planned to experimentally roll out in one or more trial locations across the country. The effect that this technology investment could have on the Memphis community is potentially amazing — particularly for research…
Last week’s New York Times article focusing on the independent music scene in Memphis held special significance for us since several Lokionites are intimately involved in that normally-overlooked part of the musical landscape. Chloe O’Hearn, a Lokion project manager, and Shiloh Barnat, Director of User Experience, are both board members…
