GOING BEYOND
RECOMMENDATIONS
@hollielubbock
WHERE NEXT FOR DATA
DRIVEN DESIGN?
DATA IS THE FUEL FOR THE
NEXT GENERATION OF
PERSONALISED SERVICES
1. DESIGN WITH DATA
1. DESIGN WITH DATA
2. DESIGN BY DATA
1. DESIGN WITH DATA
2. DESIGN BY DATA
3. DESIGN FOR DATA
MORE INFO 

HTTPS://PROJECTSBYIF.COM/BLOG/DESIGN-FOR-DATA
HTTPS://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/FJORDNET/FJORD-EQUINOX-DATA-DESIGN
WHY NOW?
CHANGING EXPECTATIONS
WHAT I WANT, WHEN I
WANT IT, HOW I LIKE IT
IWWIWWIWI
MORE INFO

HTTPS://WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM/FASHI ON/2016/FEB/14/FASHION-
INDUSTRY-IN-FLUX-END-OF-THE-RUNWAY-SHOW
FLUID JOURNEYS
IOT ALL THE THINGS
DIGITAL &
PHYSICAL
CHANNELS
HYPER
PERSONALISED
SERVICES
BIG DATA &
MACHINE
LEARNING
+ =
WE HOPE
PERSONALISATION IN
LUXURY FASHION
*Completed whilst at Code and Theory
DATA TO INSPIRE SERVICES
THICK DATA
BIG DATA WIDE DATA
WHO, WHY & HOW
THICK DATA = QUALITATIVE STUDIES
BIG DATA = AN EXTREMELY LARGE DATA SET
WIDE DATA = INDUSTRY TRENDS & PUBLIC DATA SETS
Wide data can also be big data depending on the size of the data set

Big data here refers to your product, marketing and customer data
PERSONAL SHOPPER
INTERVIEWS
STAKEHOLDER
INTERVIEWS
USER

INTERVIEWS
THICK DATA
(QUALITATIVE STUDIES)
THICK DATA
(QUALITATIVE STUDIES)
VOC SURVEY SHOPPING
PATTERNS
PERSONAL SHOPPER
INTERVIEWS
STAKEHOLDER
INTERVIEWS
USER

INTERVIEWS
BIG DATA
(DATA YOU HAVE GATHERED)
READING PATTERNS
VOC SURVEY SHOPPING
PATTERNS
PERSONAL SHOPPER
INTERVIEWS
INDUSTRY TRENDS SOCIAL HABITSCOMPETITOR
ANALYSIS
STAKEHOLDER
INTERVIEWS
SEARCH TRENDS
USER

INTERVIEWS
WIDE DATA

(INDUSTRY TRENDS, COMPETITOR ANALYSIS DIRECT
INDIRECT AND PERCEPTUAL, SEARCH TRENDS AND
SOCIAL MEDIA HABITS)
READING PATTERNS
THICK DATA
(QUALITATIVE STUDIES)
BIG DATA
(DATA YOU HAVE GATHERED)
THE INSIGHT
WH O N OW
THE INSIGHT
WHO NEXTWH O N OW
THE INSIGHT
WHAT TO SAYWHO NEXTWH O N OW
THE INSIGHT
HOW TO SAY ITWHAT TO SAYWHO NEXTWH O N OW
THE INSIGHT
WHE RE AND WHENHOW TO SAY ITWHAT TO SAYWHO NEXTWH O N OW
BEHAVIOURAL MODES
DATA ENHANCED
CLOTHES ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO USERS'S SENSE OF
IDENTITY. FASHION BUYING BEHAVIOURS SHIFT
DEPENDING ON THE USERS CONTEXT.
CONTENT FRAMEWORK
CONTENT THAT SUPPORTS &
INSPIRES FASHION
CONFIDENCE AND DRIVES
COMMERCE
PUBLISHING MODEL
WHEN TO PUBLISH
Typical Weekday
Typical Weekend
SOCIAL MEDIA
BUYING PEAKS
PERSONALISATION AS
UNIQUE AS THEIR
CUSTOMERS
https://econsultancy.com/blog/68219-four-
things-brands-can-learn-about-content-marketing-
from-net-a-porter
DATA DRIVEN STRATEGY
FOR PERSONALISATION,
CONTENT CREATION &
DISTRIBUTION
WHO IS DOING IT WELL?
GOOGLE
HAS GONE FROM SIMPLY
ORGANISING THE WORLDS
INFORMATION TO
HARNESSING IT
NETFLIX
PERSONALISED RANKING, TOP-N
RANKING, TRENDING NOW, CONTINUE
WATCHING, VIDEO - VIDEO SIMILARITY,
PERSONALISED PAGE GENERATION,
SEARCH, PERSONALISED IMAGE
SELECTION
DATA DRIVES THE PRODUCT

& 

THE CONTENT
THE CHALLENGES

WHY HAVEN’T WE ALL
GOT THERE?
GETTING THE DATA
DON’T UNDERSTAND
HOW PERSONAL
INFORMATION IS USED
92%
DO NOT TRUST
ORGANISATIONS TO USE
DATA RESPONSIBLY
57%
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37476335
OFTEN COMBING MULTIPLE
SOURCES OF DATA GIVE FAR
MORE INSIGHT THAN ONE
SET ALONE
UNDERSTANDING THE
DATA
“ALL DATA IN AGGREGATE IS CRAP.”
GOOGLE ANALYTICS EVANGELIST AVINASH KAUSHIK
MACHINE LEARNING LOVES 

FINDING PATTERNS
DESIGNING IN THE
INFINITE
MACHINES WILL
INCREASINGLY BE
MAKING DECISIONS
WITHIN USER
EXPECTATIONS
“HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN HAS EXPANDED FROM THE DESIGN
OF OBJECTS (INDUSTRIAL DESIGN) TO THE DESIGN OF
EXPERIENCES (ADDING INTERACTION DESIGN, VISUAL DESIGN,
AND THE DESIGN OF SPACES) AND THE NEXT STEP WILL BE THE
DESIGN OF SYSTEM BEHAVIOR: THE DESIGN OF THE
ALGORITHMS THAT DETERMINE THE BEHAVIOR OF AUTOMATED
OR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS,”
HARRY WEST AT FROG
POSSIBLE
CONSEQUENCES
WHAT IF?
WHAT IF EVERYONE IN THE WORLD USED
YOUR SERVICE HOW WOULD IT CHANGE
SOCIETY?
WHAT IS THE WORST THING THAT COULD
HAPPEN IF IT GOES WRONG?
THE 5 THINGS TO REMEMBER
1. DATA DOESN'T = INSIGHT
2. MATCH THICK DATA WITH BIG DATA & WIDE DATA
3. SET UP A DATA / MEASUREMENT STRATEGY
4. HYPOTHESISE & TEST (RIGHT DATA, RIGHT TIME)
5. BE TRANSPARENT & RESPONSIBLE WITH DATA
5 THINGS TO REMEMBER
@hollielubbock
https://www.katepugsley.com/

Going beyond recommendations: Where next for data driven design?