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Applying the Pareto principle to feature availability in UX design Continue reading on UX Collective » We lost movie stores for streaming, and in the process, lost the useful simplicities of being a movie patron. Source: pexels.com There was a time when we didn’t have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Paramount Plus, Pluto TV, Max… There are […]

Applying the Pareto principle to feature availability in UX design Continue reading on UX Collective » We lost movie stores for streaming, and in the process, lost the useful simplicities of being a movie patron. Source: pexels.com There was a time when we didn’t have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Paramount Plus, Pluto TV, Max… There are […]

A round of applause for personalisation, transparency & trust Continue reading on UX Collective » How to align your startup around what matters to your users Strategic UX research goes well beyond basic usability testing and combing through analytics. It aims to increase the organization’s understanding of who their users are and what their experience is like. […]

How to align your startup around what matters to your users Strategic UX research goes well beyond basic usability testing and combing through analytics. It aims to increase the organization’s understanding of who their users are and what their experience is like. But many startups treat UX research like flossing. They know they should do more of […]

28 steps to cover everything from proofreading to readability. Wipe the sweat off your brow and publish your thing. Continue reading on UX Collective » Have we gone too far, and how do we make surprise & delight moments special again? OK GO uses 75 pounds of confetti per show. 75. POUNDs. I recently saw them live […]

An animated illustration of two people in karate uniforms inside a dojo. One of them is spinning the other in a dance. Credit: Me. Four tools for better collaboration with difficult partners I started karate as a teenager. I learned a lot about myself: how to set and achieve goals, how to teach others, how to […]

Why “founder mode” is a rebranding for micromanaging, top-down leaders From Brian Chesky to Paul Graham, is the founders vs managers battle real? Image generated with Midjourney We’ve all been following the drama over the past few months: product management has been in the eye of the storm, beginning with Airbnb CEO introducing his new playbook without […]

Death of the persona: Embracing AI-driven personalization It’s time to harness real data and make a real impact. In the evolving landscape of product design, the rise of AI-driven personalization challenges the traditional use of personas. While personas have long served as a valuable tool for understanding user needs and behaviours, user dynamic and ever-changing nature […]

Embracing a systemic, regenerative, and inclusive mindset to be part of the solution, not the problem. »Design is at the nexus of Theory and Practice.Design is where art and science meet.In fact, it integrates information from almost all the disciplines into which we have separated human knowing and doing.« Wahl, D. C. (2016: 130) The Power of Design Design […]

Disrupting the status quo in design. Punks in love, Credit: Patrick, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Polished interfaces and seamless experiences dominate the design landscape. UX design has, in many ways, become too safe. We prize consistency, accessibility, and user-friendliness — values that are crucial to creating good products. But is “good” enough? Have we, in the […]