2013 10-17 world usability congress visual-virus_brittaullrich

Watch out! High risk of infection: the “visual virus” at work. October 17, 2013

Britta Ullrich Senior UX Manager & Visual Trainer

Enhance your memory, focus and fun at work!

Crash course in visual language @ WUC!

You might be asked…

YES! Drawing

at work?

Source: customsouthparks.com

Some hands-on examples…

Some hands on examples …

“I add post-its for planning and flexibility.”

Susanne, Senior HR Manager & Agile Admirer


“With the visual profile meeting new people was great fun.”

@ Vizthink.de meetup in Hamburg, Germany

“I use visuals as a time schedule to navigate through the meeting.”

Sandra, Team Lead User Care

“It’s about being fast – mistakes happen.” ;)

“It was our 1st anniversary using Kanban – an appreciation & a great laugh for the team.”

Friederike, Community Manager & Agile Kanban Coach

“This picture was a present and motivator for the team!”


“We didn’t want to bore our colleagues with PPT slides. ”

Ulrike, Director User Care

“We were under pressure to meet deadlines and had to present to the whole department.”

Daniel, Team Lead User Care

“Hand-made drawings are more personal and help the audience to remember the story!”

Timm, CPO

“Easy to draw, but has a lot more impact than just writing down the words.” Leonie, Visual Designer

“Promoting the option to take part in our regular in-house Agile workshops worked really well.”



“This picture explains the exercise much better than words can.”


“The participants appreciated the hand-drawn certificate for our internal Agile workshop.”

Sabrina, Project Management Student

“The new testing concept was understood really quickly.”

Britta, Sr. UX Manager

“Visual card sortings work well for intuitively ordering our process.”

Zita, Interaction Designer

“It’s great for breaking down complex processes.”

Patrick, Product Manager

“It’s important to differentiate between different target groups.” Faye, Marketing Manager

“We tried to find a picture that summarized our team values.” Julika, Frontend Engineer

“Visual notes on my iPad help me to remember the most important facts!”

Eva, Jr. Manager User Insights


Visual brainstorming sessions spark our imagination!


Visual dictionary in Confluence


Even the door signs have been “infected”

Cheers!

Questions? Britta Ullrich @Sabrittas

Senior UX Manager @ XING Visual Trainer @ vizworks.de

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