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What The Karate Kid Can Teach Us About Agile and UX
In the Karate Kid (the first one, aka the good one) the seemingly innocuous Mr. Miyagi takes on wayward Daniel-san and teaches him to totally kick-ass in karate. While the movie is a prized trinket of 80’s pop culture, heartwarming … Continue reading
Posted in agile, design, Lean UX, Productivity, startups, ux team, work ethic
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Lean UX presentation audio now available
Just a quick note that the audio from my South by Southwest presentation, Lean UX: Getting Out of the Deliverables Business is now available on the SXSW site. The slides are available on Slideshare. I’ll work on melding the two … Continue reading
Posted in agile, Conferences, design, Productivity, ux team
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Unicorn: a visual designer with UX chops
I was speaking to an entrepreneur the other day when he mentioned he was looking for a “creative director with UX skills.” He added,”…someone whose aesthetic I really like.” I responded ,”Good luck.”
Posted in design, portfolio, Uncategorized, ux team
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UX Designer as Product Owner
For the past 4 months I’ve been functioning as the Product Owner for my Scrum team. Interestingly, I’m also the UX designer for the team. Many articles point to the challenges, at times seemingly insurmountable, that this dual-role creates. While … Continue reading
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Designing The Damn Thing
Over and over again, it seems, practitioners within the User Experience world stir up flame wars and heated debates about what it is exactly that we do and what it should be called. From Interaction Design to User Experience Design … Continue reading
Why I spent my weekend talking Agile and User Experience
“What are you going to do this weekend?” “I’m going to hang out in the Financial District with a bunch of folks from various disciplines and locations to discuss the intersection of Agile and User Experience.” “All weekend? Um, that … Continue reading
Posted in agile, Conferences, design, ROI, startups, ux team, work ethic
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Call Their Baby Ugly and 4 Other Tips for Designing with CEO’s
CEO’s can be a tough group to design for – after all, it’s their vision with which you are now entrusted. I’ve been fortunate enough throughout my career to work closely with several CEO’s. From fledgling ideas to high-growth companies … Continue reading
Agile 2010
I just returned from a week in hot, sweaty and rainy Orlando, FL where I spent the bulk of my time at the Agile 2010 conference. It was my first time at such a specialized, non-design conference and I was … Continue reading
Posted in agile, Conferences, Productivity, Uncategorized, ux team, work ethic
Tagged agile, design, sprints, theladders, ucd, ux
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11 Ways to Get Better User Feedback
So, as all classic list-type posts must do — this one goes to 11. Understanding what your customers are saying is critical to the success of your product’s evolution. Here are 11 ways that individually provide varying perspectives on the … Continue reading
Posted in Productivity, user feedback, ux team
Tagged a/b, customer service, feedback, surveys, testing, user testing, voc, voice of the customer
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Informing or Influencing?
Recently, a point of view was brought to my attention that the vast majority of the contributions of user experience generally inform the product development process but don’t necessarily influence it. The differentiation was stark – informing the UX meant … Continue reading