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One of the perks of working at Merkle is that I get to visit the most awesome events in our field. Last March, I went to SXSW for a week of immersion in a program full of inspiration, knowledge and networking. For the uninitiated: SXSW is the largest digital festival in the world, in Austin, Texas.

It’s Monday, 7AM. We’re at Schiphol Airport with our five Design Sprint experts. The airport is filled with sleepy faces and a lot of suits. (Luckily, we work for a digital agency, so we can dress however we want.) We’re about to board a plane to London.

You know the problem: you want to move forward, but you’re surrounded by people who move in slow motion. All you need is a go for your next project, but they’re soooo sloooowww... While you see the world moving faster and faster, your team is having a hard time catching up to the latest innovations.

When you’ve fallen in love with a wonderful idea, it’s hard to keep cool. We’ve all been there. Unable to control your feelings, you may start to act a little like this: At this stage, it’s easy to forget that love can blind you.

Last week, online car insurance company Allianz Direct (formerly Allsecur) released a white-labeled version of our digital car damage report app, Schadeformulier. By joining the Schadeformulier platform, Allianz Direct is choosing a better experience for its customers:

Every morning, it’s the same %[email protected]!# story. You drag yourself out of bed and rush out to get to work. At the office, it’s first-things-first: you answer those coffee cravings! But when every day is identical, staying sharp at work is easier said than done...

Shifting from a waterfall model to Agile takes a lot of effort. Many companies, especially larger ones, have difficulties embracing the principles of the Agile manifesto and shifting these values into a continuous mindset.