"Are you planning to have children?" is a question many women hear during job interviews, even though they shouldn't. Many employers still ask it out of fear of hiring people, especially women, who have or will have small children. There's a non-zero probability that by doing so, they are making their own path to success more difficult!
When we think about creating or inventing something new, our associations most often drift towards wild creators, whose methods resemble more Pollock's work on canvas than the meticulousness of a scientist. However, when we add a business context, we will likely think of a more structured form of creative thinking – brainstorming. Although popular, it is neither the only nor the most effective way to achieve a specific goal or task, especially in design.
Knowing what ESG is, we can move on to defining our organization's strategy in this area. What is an ESG strategy and why is it important? Reporting on ESG areas under the CSRD directive aims to lead businesses to minimize their negative environmental impact and eliminate socially harmful effects of their operations.
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User Interface (UI) Design is much more than just aesthetics and "pretty colors." It is a crucial element in creating digital products, directly influencing how users interact with applications and tools. For businesses, regardless of the industry, paying attention to the UI design of their applications and tools has a direct impact on financial results.
Another instrument that gains more importance annually in the context of ESG and requires increasing effort from both non-financial and financial enterprises is the EU Taxonomy and taxonomic disclosures. Their goal is to enable an accurate assessment of the impact of enterprises on the natural environment.
Awareness of the usefulness of User Experience Design (UX) is steadily growing. More and more people are realizing that UX and its various areas (such as UX Writing, which we discussed HERE) are not just a "trend" but a conscious and responsible approach to building products, websites, and... strategic advantages.
For the Finns, 'Kalevala' is what 'Pan Tadeusz' is for the Poles – a national epic. Written in the 19th century by a tailor, doctor, and linguist – Elias Lönnrot – it constitutes a collection of folk songs and legends from the regions of Finland, Estonia, and Karelia. Its language, narrative, and characters were an inspiration, among others, for Tolkien. Have any of you read 'Kalevala'? And has anyone read it in the original language?