Remote design sprints: lessons from a brave new remote world (Agile Manchester 2023)
In this presentation from Agile Manchester 2023 You’ll learn when it makes sense to run a remote design sprint and 10 key lessons for running one.
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How to grow your growth mindset superpower
In this 10 minute presentation find out what a growth mindset is, why having one is so important and some tips for gaining and growing your own growth mindset superpower.
How to choose the right UCD collaboration style (UCD Gathering 2022)
User-centred design is a team sport, but all too often the wrong style of collaboration is utilised. In this presentation I cover how to determine and use the most effective collaboration style for a particular task.
Running remote workshops that don’t suck
Remote workshops can suck. Really suck. But it doesn’t have to be like this. Find out how to run remote workshops that not only don’t suck, but are productive, engaging and perhaps even a little bit fun.
Dealing with design debt (UCD Gathering 2020)
Technical debt is a well-known problem when taking an agile software development approach, but what about design debt? This case study from UCD Gathering 2020 explains what design debt is and covers some strategies for dealing with it.
UX life hacks – how to work smarter and get more done (UX in the City 2019)
Get more done in less time. Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? But what if I told you that by using the power of UX life hacks – invaluable hints, tips and tricks for working smarter – you can! In this session from UX in the City 2019, you’ll learn some UX life hacks that I’ve built up over 15 years of working in UX.
Using jobs-to-be-done to design better user experiences (UX Cambridge 2017)
Jobs-to-be-done is one of those concepts that intuitively makes so much sense, and yet still isn’t that widely known or used. The idea that you should focus on the job that someone is trying to do, rather than just the means of achieving. This talk from UX Cambridge 2017 covers how to use jobs-to-be-done to not only come up with innovative ideas, but to research and design better user experiences.
How to ditch meetings and start playing games (UX in the City)
In this talk from UX in the City Manchester 2017 you’ll learn some design games for generating, exploring and communicating ideas, and for building a shared understanding within a team.
How to design more ethically engaging experiences (UCD 2016)
In this talk from UCD 2016 find out how to design more ethically engaging experiences and why UX designers should be focusing on making a positive impact on peoples’ lives, rather than chasing ever greater usage and engagement.
UCD from across the pond – a case study in remote UX (UX Cambridge)
How do you design the UX for a complex website when you’re based in the UK and the users, business stakeholders and the rest of the design team are in America? In this insightful case study which I originally presented at UX Cambridge 2016 you’ll find out what lessons I learnt from tackling this challenge in a recent role.