WEAPONIZING DOWNTIME:Creating a Perpetual Learning EnvironmentPresented by: Fred Beecher
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learning is critical for ux designers
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technologies
strategy methods
research methods
design methods
evaluation methods
tool skills
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engagement!
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every project is a learning opportunity
for someone
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ty industries
technologies
strategy methods
research methods
design methods
evaluation methods
tool skills
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perpetual learning environment
learning & growth are explicitly
codified values
teaching & learning are an everyday
part of work
infrastructure to support learning from daily work
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planning planning (designer)(organization)
share surface seize
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share…
share project plans with the
team
classify activities share ad hoc opportunities too
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shared project plan
DESIGN METHODS
- Stakeholder Interviews
- Business Discovery Workshops
- Feature Analysis
- Communicating Business Discovery Findings
- Planning & Recruiting
- In-Person Interviews
- Remote Interviews
- Contextual Inquiry
- Survey Design & Analysis
- Web Traffic Analysis
- Research Analysis & Synthesis
- Communicating User Research Findings- Card Sorting & Analysis
- Search Log Analysis
- Content Strategy
- Content Auditing
- Site Mapping
- Ideation & Design Workshops
- Scenarios, Storyboarding, & Process Flows
- Screen Layout & Design
- Interactive Prototyping
- Prototype testing
- Heuristic Review
- In-Person Usability Testing
- Remote Usability Testing
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BUSINESS STRATEGY USER RESEARCH INTERACTION DESIGN
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE USABILITY EVALUATION
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surface…
more obvious, more better
“ride-along” board
show the present & immediate
future
manage it consistently
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draft ride-along board
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seize…
work toward specific learning
goals
- observation - assistance - experimentation
reflect on and process the experience
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potential complications
proving your improvement
evolving your culture
who does what?
Fred Beecher UX Apprenticeship Lead
[email protected] nerdery.com/fb @fred_beecher
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