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Five qualities to look for in your digital innovation partner

In this insights series, we share our learnings on the five non-negotiable traits for partnerships that have the power to turn surviving into thriving through digital in the fast-paced post-pandemic world.

With the stakes high, deciding on your digital innovation partner doesn’t come overnight. In this insights series, we share our learnings on the five non-negotiable traits for partnerships that have the power to turn surviving into thriving through digital in the fast-paced post-pandemic world.

The importance of embracing complexity from the start

In Part 1 of our insights series, we explain the need for strong technical and enterprise-aware foundations in the early stages of all digital innovation endeavours.

In Part 1 of our insights series, we explain the need for strong technical and enterprise-aware foundations in the early stages of all digital innovation endeavours.

How cohesive teams increase performance and agility

In Part 2 of our new insights series, we look at how T-shaped skill profiles are key to building fast-paced, cohesive innovation teams where people understand each other.

In Part 2 of our new insights series, we look at how T-shaped skill profiles are key to building fast-paced, cohesive innovation teams where people understand each other.

Maximising impact through strategic partnerships

In Part 3 of our new insights series, we look at how trust-based, strategic partnerships are key to maximising both the potential of innovation endeavours and the ability to deal with change and ambiguity.

In Part 3 of our new insights series, we look at how trust-based, strategic partnerships are key to maximising both the potential of innovation endeavours and the ability to deal with change and ambiguity.

Reinventing a work ecosystem that puts impact first

In Part 4 of our new insights series, we look at how a work ecosystem that focuses on people and outcomes, rather than policies and control, empowers employees, improves resilience and reinforces mutual trust to the benefit of innovation.

In Part 4 of our new insights series, we look at how a work ecosystem that focuses on people and outcomes, rather than policies and control, empowers employees, improves resilience and reinforces mutual trust to the benefit of innovation.

The value of first-hand experience

In Part 5 of our new insights series, we look at how choosing a partner with authentic entrepreneurial DNA helps amplify resourcefulness and resilience, and brings invaluable first-hand experience.

In Part 5 of our new insights series, we look at how choosing a partner with authentic entrepreneurial DNA helps amplify resourcefulness and resilience, and brings invaluable first-hand experience.

Appmiral joins CM.com in November Five’s third successful venture exit

Our venture Appmiral is successfully sailing off to CM.com, the leading Dutch CX platform that focuses on conversational commerce.

We are beyond proud to announce that our venture Appmiral is successfully sailing off to CM.com, the leading Dutch CX platform that focuses on conversational commerce.

How the 5S model can bring focus in digital product innovation

The 5S model helps you identify which improvements will contribute most to your company’s key business objectives.

When you’re working on improvements to your digital product, are you always 100% sure of the ‘why’ behind those changes? And are you always confident it makes sense to prioritise them over others? A framework like the 5S model can bring focus and help you identify which improvements will contribute most to your company’s key business objectives.

How using customer episodes can drive innovation in CX

‘Customer episodes’ are a valuable design tool for a structured approach that focuses on your customers’ needs, wants and feelings.

Organisations often find themselves overwhelmed at the myriad of possibilities to improve their digital customer experience. And while fixing specific issues can sometimes feel productive, scattered improvements may not actually be improving the overall experience. What’s needed is a structured approach that focuses on your customers’ needs, wants and feelings, and ‘customer episodes’ are a valuable design tool that can help you do this.

How to optimise an overload of digital tools in your organisation

Discover how we manage and structure all our digital tooling in place and keeping our spending and ownership under control.

Discover how we manage and structure all our digital tooling in place while keeping the ownership and spending under control.

POC, MVP or full scope v1.0: Which digital solution do you need and when?

Choosing the right development path for your product significantly improves your chances of success.

The spark of inspiration for a new digital product is a thrilling moment. And no doubt you’ll want to bring your concept to life as quickly as possible. But not all ideas are born equal, and choosing the right development path for your product can significantly improve your chances of success.

11 improvements to rank your Webflow website higher in Google

It goes without saying that ranking well in Google can make or break a business. With the latest ‘page experience’ update, Google’s algorithms will include even more factors related to how usable and user-friendly your site is. So how can you make sure your website delights both visitors and the Google gods?

November Five recognised as one of the 100 ‘Best Workplaces for Innovators’ across the globe

Winning this prestigious award in the company of Google, JnJ, Amazon, Slack, Pepsico, Shopify, Intel and Salesforce reminded us that nimble, highly connected ecosystems can compete with the companies they have looked up to for many years. To prepare for what’s next we wrote down what got us here & why it matters.

Muralist TUZQ gives our HQ walls an energised new look

November Five x TUZQ - The power of brand collaborations to spark creativity.

2019: A year of pulling Gs with great results

At the end of the year, we like to take the opportunity to share our achievements, sugar-coated with perspective, appreciation and pride. And to launch a call-to-action to contribute to our growth.

How updates in iOS 13 and Android 10 will impact your app

With both iOS 13 and Android 10 boasting a whole host of new features to delight users, improve their experience, and protect their privacy, here are the ones you should focus on to make sure your app isn’t left out in the cold.

Reflecting on the past, with our mind set on the future

At the dawn of our new year, while still in a daze of the old one, we gladly our reflection on 2018, and our aspirations for the future at November Five.

Our symbols guidelines in Sketch

We defined an approach on how to set up and organise symbols. Making sure a designer could quickly and completely understand which components are used throughout a product, and how they behave.

WKWebView redirect with cookies

For one of our native iOS projects, part of the functionality is implemented using a web view. In these web views, the users need to be authenticated, which happens by injecting authentication cookies. But in one specific case, this user authentication information got lost for no clear reason. We set out to find a solution – let’s show you how we did it!

Spencer collects 2.5 Mio Euro to accelerate growth

Since the launch of the digital workplace assistant, Spencer teamed up with Microsoft and gained the trust of large companies like Proximus, DEME, Delhaize, Q8 and Port of Antwerp. For this new investment round, Spencer can count on the support of all its existing shareholders and financial partners, who confirm their trust and belief in the company’s vision.

Design like a developer with Anima App and spacings

Ever struggled with dynamic spacings in Sketch? We've got a workaround, using Anima App and our own plugin!

Vincent Bruyneel, former SVP of Strategy at Liberty Global, becomes our CFO

Our leadership team gets another big gun on board. Vincent Bruyneel, former director at Deloitte and executive at Telenet and Liberty global, joins us as our CFO and Member of our Board.

Telenet invests in Spencer

Only 5 months after Spencer’s launch as a company, all of us at November Five and Spencer are proud to announce that we successfully secured a Series A round investment! Telenet, a leading telco operator and part of Liberty Global Group, will drive the next iteration of Spencer’s strategic growth.

Fixing common performance problems in React Navigation

An exciting project in React Native for one of Belgium’s finest soccer teams turned into an opportunity to fix some React Navigation performance issues. Let us show you how we did it.

Creating dynamic screens with protocol-oriented MVVM in Swift

We developed a more streamlined methodology to translate component-based designs into easily adjustable pages and views – with minimal duplicate code.

Apple’s missing manual: How to set up a Developer Account

In this how-to guide, we’ll show you the steps to set up your Apple Developer account, from requesting your D-U-N-S number to being ready to submit your first app.

Phillip Vandervoort, former Proximus & Microsoft exec, joins November Five

An exciting update for us! Phillip Vandervoort, former Chief Consumer Market Officer at Proximus and CEO at Microsoft Belux and Portugal, becomes our first Executive Strategic Advisor and Member of our Board.

How to evaluate a client's tech architecture

Have you ever struggled with the best way to screen and visualise a customer's technical stack before starting a project? We share our approach, based upon Simon Brown’s extremely useful C4 model.

Announcing Spencer: the mobile workplace assistant

We're proud to announce that we're launching a new venture: Spencer, the digital workplace assistant for employees!

Setting up a private python package repository on S3

Open-sourcing a tool to install Python packages with pip from your private repository.