tools & methods to learn the ux landscape
Post on 15-Sep-2014
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Coming from outside the user experience (UX) industry and landing smack in the belly of the beast, Teresa knows how fresh eyes can be an asset. In her talk, she will present three creative approaches to understanding and navigating the sea of methods, processes and concepts that make up the User Experience practice.TRANSCRIPT
ToolsandMethodstoLearn,Navigate,&MakeANameforYourselfintheUserExperienceDesignLandscape
NavigaAngnewenvironments
TheenvironmentsIcomefrom
TheenvironmentsIcomefrom
I’vehadalotofpracAcenavigaAngnewenvironments.
Istumbledintouserexperiencedesign.
Sowhatisuserexperiencedesign?
“There sure are a lot of people speaking Greek.”
Brilliantpeople+newlanguage+newprocesses+newconcepts=
in#mida#ng
“How do I learn Greek fast?”
NavigaAngnewenvironmentswithmapspeoplevoice
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Naviga#ngwithmaps
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NavigaAngtheJargon
NavigaAngtheprocess
[insertrevisedmap]
NavigaAngthebusiness
Knowledgeisnotenough.
“Who can help me learn Greek?”
Naviga#ngwithpeople
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Mentors!
TheNetworkingMyth
Community‐building
www.TeaWithTeresa.com
IfacilitateconversaAonaboutuserexperiencedesigninplainlanguagetohelpitbecomebeUerknown&understood.www.TeaWithTeresa.com
AudrenChen,SeniorInformaAonArchitect,ComedyCentral
PeterMerholz,President,AdapAvePath
JesseJamesGarreU,President,AdapAvePathScoUBerkun,
Author&Speaker
RachelConnelly,DirectorRauschPlanetarium
DaveLlorens,GeneralManager1BlockOfftheGrid
PhilRobinson,DesignerToddEllioU,ProjectManager,AdapAvePath
SengChen,Traceur&Photographer
WhitneyHess’BlogPost:10MostCommonMisconcepAonsaboutUserExperienceDesign
hUp://mashable.com/2009/01/09/user‐experience‐design/?cp=2
WhitneyHess’BlogSeries:Mentors&HeroeshUp://whitneyhess.com/blog/tag/mentors‐and‐heroes/
Otherwaystobuildcommunity:
Askforadvice.
HostalunchAmesalonaroundaspecifictopic.Invitesomeonetospeak/sharetheirinterestatabrownbaglunch.
Host/moderateapanel(asksomeoneelsetomoderateifyou’reshy).
Somesecretsaboutcommunity‐building
(shhhhhhhhh)
Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:
Noonegottowheretheyarealone.
Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:
Noonegottowheretheyarealone.Peoplelovetotalkaboutwhattheylove.
Noonegottowheretheyarealone.Peoplelovetotalkaboutwhattheylove.
Offersomethingofvaluetothem.
Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:
Noonegottowheretheyarealone.Peoplelovetotalkaboutwhattheylove.
Offersomethingofvaluetothem.
Secretsaboutcommunity‐building:
Knowledge+community=influence
“Where can I prac;ce Greek aloud?”
NavigaAngwithvoice
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“PersonalBrand”
WhitneyHess:Shareyourknowledge.
RachelHinman:Useresources(ie:blogs)toshareideas.
MerlinMann:BeauthenAc.Peoplewillknowifyouaren’t.
ScoUBerkun:Letpeopleknowyouaredoinggoodwork.
AuthenAcpassionaloud
aloud|əˈloud|adverb
audibly;notsilentlyorinawhisper.
Whatisyourmantra?
Mymantra:
Mygrandmashould“get”it.
Whatisyourmantra?
Knowledge+community+voice=impact
WhennavigaAngnewenvironmentsthinkcreaAvelyabouthowto:
learnthelandscapebuildcommunityhaveavoice
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Nowforaconfession…
Mostpeopledon’tknowwhatuserexperiencedesignis.
Moreawareness=moreopportuniAestomakepeople’sliveseasierandmorejoyful.
Moreawareness=moreopportuniAestomakepeople’sliveseasierandmorejoyful.
RememberTHIS!
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Thanks!
TeresaBrazenteresa@adapAvepath.comwww.AdapAvePath.comwww.TeaWithTeresa.comwww.BrazenArt.com