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Awarded User Experience

May 11, 2023 by Heidi Niemi
  • Design

DK&A’s work for Sector Alarm’s Smart Alarm System won the iF Design Awards 2023 in the category “Product User Experience (UX)”.

A Wave of Noise: Organizations

May 4, 2023 by Florian Plank
  • AI
  • Culture
  • Design

“Generative Artificial Intelligence” promises to change the world unlike anything we have seen in our professional lives. This article series outlines the approach we at DK&A are taking and the general, strategic position we have defined for ourselves and our clients.

I’m a Content Designer. How Can AI Help Me?

Apr 25, 2023 by Heidi Niemi
  • AI
  • Culture
  • Design

AI doesn’t think. AI generates. That’s one reason why we’re not worried about using AI as a tool in content design. Read our thoughts on why AI won’t replace human content designers (for now.)

The Shift to Composable Commerce

Apr 12, 2023 by Perttu Monthan
  • Design
  • E-commerce
  • Engineering

A composable commerce approach benefits your business, creatives, and developers. We guide you into the journey of replatforming from monolithic to composable commerce.

Grow Your Business with AI

Apr 6, 2023 by Simon Prusin
  • AI
  • Design
  • Engineering

DK&A supported the Sharper Shape team to improve their efficiency with smart automation. Introducing and scaling AI is a journey open to organizations at all technology levels.

Thriving in Complexity

Mar 23, 2023 by Florian Plank
  • AI
  • Culture
  • Design
  • Engineering

As the fourth Industrial Revolution unfolds, Design leadership must adapt by asking the right questions and fostering a flexible, innovative mindset. Embracing a solid, structured approach, design can empower industries to harness new technologies and address complex challenges with integrity and resilience.

Breaking the Mold of Monolithic E-commerce

Feb 28, 2023 by Perttu Monthan
  • Design
  • E-commerce
  • Engineering

We believe that better CX equals better business outcomes – especially in the branded e-commerce space. Brands seeking better results should make note of the composable e-commerce approach.

Your Product Tells a Story

Dec 30, 2022 by Heidi Niemi
  • Design

User experience can be a story, told by humans to humans. At DK&A, we emphasize the power of UX storytelling to create a narrative around your digital product, resonating with customer emotions and fostering trust and engagement in their journey.

Building a More Inclusive Digital World

Sep 29, 2022 by Heli Jeskanen
  • Design
  • Engineering

The digital world has become an integral way of understanding and controlling our lives. And everyone, whether fully able or anyhow impaired, should be able to independently navigate their life.

DK&A Joins The North Alliance

Mar 15, 2022 by Piia Jalonen
  • Culture

As of March 15th, DK&A joins the family of companies known as NoA – The North Alliance. Together with Bob the Robot, we are the founding partners of NoA Finland.

Envisioning the Future of Transportation

Sep 28, 2021
  • Design
  • Engineering

Sensors4Rail, an on-going collaboration with Deutsche Bahn and partners, is changing the way we see the future of transportation. Watch our recent webinar to find out more.

From Trade Show into Magic Show

Nov 28, 2019
  • Culture

Last summer we partnered up with Europe’s largest interdisciplinary tech festival Tech Open Air, where over 150 thought-leaders from tech, art, and science shared their vision on how they see the world evolving. By following these 7 pro tips, you too may be able to create experiences that leave your prospects wanting more.

The DK&A Notebook

Jul 1, 2019
  • Design

At DK&A’s booth at Tech Open Air in Berlin, you will have a chance to receive a very special gift. This is the story of the DK&A Notebook.

More than just a Milkshake

Jun 5, 2019
  • Design

The Jobs To Be Done framework isn’t limited to product design alone. JTBD can also be applied to B2B cases.

The Benefits of Happy Workers

May 7, 2019 by Igor Lobanov
  • Design

Companies transforming into more employee-friendly workplaces couldn’t be any more timely. The biggest trigger of the EX turn is the attitude towards work among the new generation of hires.

Made in Mänttä

Dec 17, 2018 by Tony Andrews
  • Culture

A Finnish town in decay experiences a second spring, a once scared young man rises to the occasion and DK&A gains a true craftsman as their Chief Commercial Officer. Meet Perttu Monthan.

Chaos Engineer

Nov 15, 2018 by Chris Rock
  • Culture
  • Engineering

The life of Mateusz Szlosek was the butterfly effect in action. His story included the distinct impact of a single event that set the conditions to his career as an engineer, his eventual work at DK&A, and the unpredictable flourishes of his skillset.

The Magic of Turning Invisible to Visible

Sep 26, 2018 by Tom Jacobsson
  • Culture

Change is constant. So is adaptation. Change and disruption are natural outcomes of adopting emerging technologies and new business models.

Vibrant Dark

Sep 26, 2018 by Chris Rock
  • Culture
  • Engineering

I asked Tero if he could describe his aesthetic. “Vibrant, darkish color schemes,” he said, not concerned with the contradiction between “vibrant” and “dark.” I knew exactly what he meant. Well before this interview, we had played a game called Rez on h…

Creative Methodologies

Sep 26, 2018 by Chris Rock
  • Culture

I was talking to DK&A’s CEO about the Creative Sprint, a procedure that we’ve developed over the last year to assist companies with articulating actionable and innovative product visions.

Craftsman­ship Culture

Sep 25, 2018 by Tom Jacobsson
  • Culture

Tom Jacobsson describes Craftsmanship Culture, a dedication to mastery in products and services, brands, ideas, people, and behavior. It means a great deal to him and manifests within the values of DK&A.

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