From time to time, there are projects that inspire and that you are proud to be a part of. The BIGEKO research project is one such project. Together with partners like the DFKI, we are developing a new system for translating sign language with the help of artificial intelligence. It aims to improve communication between deaf and hearing people and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Great project partners and a human-centered design with great social impact? Count us in!

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The “DAK im Dialog” format is a series of interviews by DAK health insurance, one of Germany’s largest health insurers with 5.5 million insured. As part of the format, experts are regularly invited to be interviewed and discuss exciting health topics together. Centigrade was also invited on the topic of “Digital Health Management”.

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On 06.01.2023, an article by Thomas Immich, Managing Director of Centigrade, on the topic of gamification and cybersecurity was published in the magazine it-daily.net. The article describes how the use of gamification and serious games can increase both interest and awareness for the topic of cybersecurity. The focus is on the use of the right game elements to motivate users to deal with the topic and to implement the necessary security measures. read more…

FOCUS-Business publishes an annual list of the top employers of medium-sized businesses. Centigrade made it to the list again for 2023 thanks to its good ratings! Yeah, we are happy!F

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The year 2022 got off to a turbulent start for us. Since on-site get-together was finally possible again after a long “remote-only” phase, we were inspired by the idea of completely redesigning our Saarbrücken headquarters. And not just as a virtual pixel world, as on the cover, but for real. It was not only the goal to be finished by May that pushed us to the limit, but also some unexpected fundamental questions that preceded the redesign. read more…

World Usability Day is single day of events occurring around the world that brings together communities of professional, industrial, educational, citizen, and government groups for our common objective: to ensure that the services and products important to life are easier to access and simpler to use. Thomas Immich joined this day with an online lecture on UX & Gamification: Inner piggy meets boss. read more…

A few weeks ago we celebrated our birthday. We turned 17 years old!

We are happy that we have been able to guide and support our clients for 17 years, that we have such great employees with whom we develop together and learn from each other. We are especially grateful for the trust our customers have placed in us, even in times of crisis, and for the fact that we have all grown together and beyond ourselves in the last globally challenging years.

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Our colleagues Aline Barré and Miriam Julius will be at the start of Bits & Trees and will moderate a table at the World Café! We are especially happy about this invitation because there are so few sustainable digitization conferences. read more…

How do collaboration and teamwork work in the hybrid working world? Luzie Seeliger will answer this question at the ViSAAR Impulse Conference for Virtual Working in SMEs on Thursday 22 September. read more…

Can design change the world?
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How can UX and agile product development come together more effectively through user stories and thus create better products? Thomas Immich addressed this question in a keynote at MaibornWolff on July 8 entitled “Getting User Stories Right”. The Armadillo Desk, our specially developed outdoor office desk, was used as an example in the presentation. read more…

Letzte Woche war es soweit: Wir durften endlich mal wieder ein UX Academy Training vor Ort geben – und das nach zwei langen Remote-Jahren. Dafür haben wir sogar das Büro umgebaut! Okay…, nicht nur für dieses Training, sondern für unseren Brand Refresh und #RethinkDesignWork. Unser Office soll also schöner werden für alle Kolleg*innen, für alle großartigen Workshops, Begegnungen und Events, die da noch kommen mögen.

Last week was the day: We were finally able to give a UX Academy training on site again – and that after two long remote years. We even rebuilt the office for it! Okay… not just for this training, but for our Brand Refresh and #RethinkDesignWork. So we want to make our office more beautiful for all our colleagues, for all the great workshops, meetings and events that are still to come. read more…