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© HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! 
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by Michael Eckersley, PhD 
HumanCentered 
Keying On Human Constants 
Designing for the constancy-diversity paradox
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Things are changing (fast & furiously)
Events push onto and move off of the world stage 24/7 
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Business trends come and go
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Technologies rise and fall
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We're born
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We age
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We die.
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What lasts?
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What endures?
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What's stable or constant over time?
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Human Nature
50 years old } you may be 
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I may be! 
male! 
caucasian! 
introverted! 
politically liberal! 
dyslexic! 
female! 
latino! 
outgoing! 
conservative! 
gifted musically! 
20 years old Human Nature }
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we’re different
But as humans we are far more alike than we are different 
we’re different 
Our differences are actually very small compared to the core 
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human factors and qualities we share
Human nature is virtually unchanged over the millennia 
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Human Nature is fundamentally stable
creativity 
The subjects of Shakespeare's plays, 
will be the subjects of tomorrow’s morning news 
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tenderness 
cowardice 
compassion 
vanity 
jealousy love 
cruelty 
dishonesty 
gluttony 
nobility 
humor 
hatred 
foolishness 
avarice
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The key differentiator is human culture
human culture 
Human-centered research and development is an antidote to reliance on business fads 
and trend forecasting. We key on those human factors that operate significantly within 
a target cultural context and don’t change with the season. These we mine for new 
product and service opportunities, while controlling for subtle cultural variations. 
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The innovations range from the incremental and evolutionary to the revolutionary.
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by Michael Eckersley, PhD 
HumanCentered 
Keying On Human Constants 
Designing for the constancy-diversity paradox

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Keying On Human Constants

  • 1. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! by Michael Eckersley, PhD HumanCentered Keying On Human Constants Designing for the constancy-diversity paradox
  • 2. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! Things are changing (fast & furiously)
  • 3. Events push onto and move off of the world stage 24/7 © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved!
  • 4. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! Business trends come and go
  • 5. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! Technologies rise and fall
  • 6. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! We're born
  • 7. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! We age
  • 8. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! We die.
  • 9. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! What lasts?
  • 10. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! What endures?
  • 11. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! What's stable or constant over time?
  • 12. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! Human Nature
  • 13. 50 years old } you may be © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! I may be! male! caucasian! introverted! politically liberal! dyslexic! female! latino! outgoing! conservative! gifted musically! 20 years old Human Nature }
  • 14. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! we’re different
  • 15. But as humans we are far more alike than we are different we’re different Our differences are actually very small compared to the core © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! human factors and qualities we share
  • 16. Human nature is virtually unchanged over the millennia © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved!
  • 17. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! Human Nature is fundamentally stable
  • 18. creativity The subjects of Shakespeare's plays, will be the subjects of tomorrow’s morning news © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! tenderness cowardice compassion vanity jealousy love cruelty dishonesty gluttony nobility humor hatred foolishness avarice
  • 19. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! The key differentiator is human culture
  • 20. human culture Human-centered research and development is an antidote to reliance on business fads and trend forecasting. We key on those human factors that operate significantly within a target cultural context and don’t change with the season. These we mine for new product and service opportunities, while controlling for subtle cultural variations. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! ! The innovations range from the incremental and evolutionary to the revolutionary.
  • 21. © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! © HumanCentered 2004, All Rights Reserved! by Michael Eckersley, PhD HumanCentered Keying On Human Constants Designing for the constancy-diversity paradox