Tag: innovation
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How to Make Better UX Decisions Using Opportunity Cost
PRO INSIGHT Decision making is an overlooked skill for UX Designers. Not only do good decisions lead to better results. They also help us build momentum, keep pace, earn trust, and meet our deadlines. But we’re often faced with decisions that don’t have a clear ‘best’ answer. Or we don’t have all the data we…
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7 UX Design Habits That Lead to Exponential Career Growth
PRO INSIGHT The best investment you will ever make is in yourself. This means that your career is one of your most important projects. It’s through this career that you’ll create value, have an impact, and realize your potential. (And support yourself and your family.) Most of us focus on our jobs, we take one…
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How To Build Trust Through UX Design
PRO INSIGHT We all know that Psychology is an important part of UX Design. But usually we mean heuristics and biases that help people complete tasks and navigate interfaces. But that’s only half the job. The other half is about building relationships. And in order to build relationships we need to build trust and rapport.…
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How To Win Over Boardroom Skeptics For UX Designers
PRO INSIGHT Being able to talk the language of the business is helpful in a few situations… Firstly, understanding a few business fundamentals will help you make better design decisions. Second, it will help you to communicate how your ideas are contributing towards business objectives. You don’t need to be an expert, but you do…
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7 First Principles Thinking Exercises For UX Designers
PRO INSIGHT Design Thinking is an incredible tool for identifying and solving complex human problems. But First Principles Thinking is an approach to logical reasoning that will pay dividends in all areas of life. Especially in solving complex technical problems, where a systematic analysis is really the only way to find a solution. The designer…
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How To Use ChatGPT For First Principles Thinking In UX
PRO INSIGHT Chat GPT shouldn’t replace our own analysis and evaluation. But it can act as an assistant to expand our ideas, challenge us, and encourage us to think logically. In that sense, it’s like a super power. But the power comes from the combination of Human and Ai. Not from abdicating completely. If you…
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The Monumental Role Of UX In Business Growth
PRO INSIGHT We’re entering into a golden age of UX. Never have people demanded as much from digital experiences as they do today. This is partly due to the intense competition of businesses fighting over global markets. And partly due to users becoming more savvy, digital reliant, and having high expectations. Although UX as a…
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3 Ways Machine Learning is Making UX More Human
PRO INSIGHT While none of us know what the future holds. You can be certain that it’s going to look radically different from today. With that said, many UX Designers are wondering if they’ll be replaced. While we can’t know for sure, what we do know is that the Pandoras Box has been opened and…
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7 Little Steps to Become an Outstanding UX Leader
PRO INSIGHT Leadership doesn’t come easily to most Designers. By nature many of us are introverts. But actually, Designers are ideally placed to become leaders. For years we’ve practiced cultivating visions, solving problems, and giving our peers direction. So for many of us, the biggest hurdle is mostly our self belief and confidence. The next…
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7 Rules Of UX Design You Should Break Right Now
PRO INSIGHT Ever felt too constrained by UX best practices and conventions? Well the good news is, that while these are useful constructs, you don’t always need to follow them. Once you’ve got a good amount of experience, you should start to get a sense of why the rules exist in the first place. And…
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How To Use First Principles Thinking For UX Designers
PRO INSIGHT In order for UX Designers to become UX Design Leaders, they must develop their thought leadership skills. One of the best ways to do that, is to practice First Principles Thinking. By reducing a problem down to it’s component parts and challenging assumptions, you gain a clarity that allows you to develop innovative…
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7 Design Thinking Exercises You Should Do Every Day
These seven exercises will help you maintain and improve your design thinking skills. They’ll stretch your creativity, deepen your empathy, and keep your problem-solving skills sharp. 1. Start with a Question Begin each day with a “How might we…” question related to a current project or a design problem you’ve been pondering. For example, “How…