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Have you ever felt sorry for those dated personas collecting dust in an awkwardly named folder deep within the basement of your team server? A monumental amount of work goes into creating user personas. And when used correctly, they can create a monumental amount of value. In this article, we look at 25 ways to…

Have you ever felt like user personas are sometimes just a check box exercise? Something you know is needed, but you can’t quite figure out why or how they’ll help? Have you ever wondered if they were even necessary for your project? We’ve all been there, and understanding how and when to use personas is…

Solid product design principles help us navigate the messy world of discovery and make good decisions in the face of uncertainty. Some principles act as decision-making criteria, others help us work better together, and some help us to evaluate designs and craft better solutions. This article will share 14 invaluable principles for better work and…

Hierarchical Task Analysis is used to break complex tasks down into smaller, more manageable parts. It’s useful for UX Designers because it provides a structured and systematic method for understanding the tasks and goals of the users. This article will discuss how to conduct a Hierarchical Task Analysis and some best practices to apply to…

Taking on information architecture for the first time can be overwhelming. It’s a complex process that usually involves many rounds of research, testing, and iteration. Luckily, Dan Brown – a UX consultant and information architect – proposed a set of principles that can help to guide our thinking. This article explores these principles, along with…

Want to make sure your website or app design is effective and usable? This article compiles 45 design testing methods to help you do just that. Usability testing, A/B testing, first click testing – each one has its own benefits that can help you gather valuable feedback about how well your design works for your…

When done right, personas can be powerful tools for creating a shared understanding among product teams and stakeholders. But when done wrong, personas give us a false sense of security and lead us to confidently make bad decisions. This article will explore how to go beyond UX personas as a deliverable by focusing on what…

The empathy stage is a critical step in the design thinking process. To design products and services that people love, we need to understand the world from their point of view. User research is essential to building empathy because it provides designers with firsthand insights from users about their needs and experiences. By conducting user…

An increasing amount of organizations are starting to value Design Thinking as a tool for creative problem solving. For some time now, they’ve recognized that ideas often don’t come from the top – Ideas originate from across the organization.  That’s why many companies now train their employees in Design Thinking to encourage the pursuit of…

I want to share an activity I created as a first step in a co-design process with a group of young people with additional support needs that was used to build bridge between our two worlds. So that over the coming year we could accessibly co-create with an understanding of the young peoples experience and create shared language.…