The danger of reducing UX to a set of numbers
In the modern, target driven world of business it’s hard to resist reducing everything down to a simple set of numbers. Find out why this is can be dangerous when it comes to UX.
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How watching the Tour de France can make you better at UX
Watching the Tour de France can make you a better UX professional. Don’t believe me? Here are 10 surprising lessons I’ve picked up from watching the Tour de France, that I believe are equally applicable to the world of UX.
How 2 simple questions can help shape your product roadmap
Find out how 2 simple questions can help shape your product roadmap and how to use the kano model to think about how users will react to features, or perhaps more importantly, the absence of features.
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 bring your UX work to life with compelling case studies
The craft of creating engaging and compelling case studies is an important part of being a UXer. Learn some hints and tips for bringing your UX work to life with compelling case studies.
A UX manifesto
Manifesto (noun) – A public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives. Inspired by the well known Agile manifesto, find out what I believe to be true as I set out my own my UX manifesto.
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.
10 things I learnt at UX Cambridge 2016
Find out what 10 key lessons I took away from UX Cambridge 2016 – A community-driven, practical User Experience conference in the heart of Cambridge.
The tipping point: Why it’s time to truly think mobile first
Find out why it’s time to truly start thinking mobile first, and what this means for UX design, and UX designers.
Dogfooding – Why companies should use their own products
Find out why Dogfooding, the practice of a company using it’s own products is generally a good thing, but like eating real dog food doesn’t come without it’s risks.