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Reimagine digital learning experience

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A friend claimed that the future of apps will be experience-based, not utility-based. What does that mean? For instance, I use Uber's app to get a driver, so the entire design and the product need to give me the shortest path to reach my goal. That's my expectation too; if they ask me to watch a 30-second TikTok video whenever I need to enter the app, I will probably be mad. But my friend claims our technology should allow us to play with curiosity and multiple uses of it. It should allow us to explore but with a designated route. The user who instantly understands the purpose and processes of a technology is compelled to respond in specific, directed ways. Once learned, these habits preclude user experimentation, modification and intervention. For this reason, we must insist: clarity in design is not always an advantage. On the contrary, there is currently a crisis of straightforward labels and instructions. — The curious interface Making the design unclear sounds dangerous, but it is

A friend claimed that the future of apps will be experience-based, not utility-based. What does that mean? For instance, I use Uber's app to get a driver, so the entire design and the product need to give me the shortest path to reach my goal. That's my expectation too; if they ask me to watch a 30-second TikTok video whenever I need to enter the app, I will probably be mad. But my friend claims our technology should allow us to play with curiosity and multiple uses of it. It should allow us to explore but with a designated route. The user who instantly understands the purpose and…

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