The 7 Deadly Sins of User Research by @userfocus link.medium.com/7gYE7n7NH1
Tell Me What You Say Yes to, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are by @BenjaminPHardy link.medium.com/4AQFVNxEt1
So many great points about Millennials in the Workplace by @SimonSinek! Where are young people headed to? (the problems)
youtu.be/hER0Qp6QJNU
#Team #diversity characteristics to look for:
- research experience vs design experience
- detail-oriented vs big picture thinker
- creative vs analytical mindset
- gender
- age & familiarity with the topic
- cultural differences
Out of #convivialtoolbox, #generativedesign
Cool UX design tips by @rgrrmr
1 Recognize untapped opportunities
2 Find interesting truths
3 Don’t fear high-fidelity prototypes (their easy-to-change-ness is demonstratable)
4 Start doing & think as you go (vs excessive thinking first)
5 Good design needs a good story about it xitter.cf/rgrrmr/status/96750966…
My Five Unexpected Truths About Designing User Experiences Today over at @TOPPDesign ‘s medium channel (reflections from a year of teaching & mentoring) medium.com/@TOPPDesign/five-…
I like @Microsoft's #InclusiveDesign depiction of how assuring #Accessibility is not only beneficial for disabled people but also for all those with temporary/ situational "disability"
e.g. an interface accessible by 1 hand works for both a one-armed man & a parent holding a baby
"The results could not be clearer: Teens who spend more time than average on screen activities are more likely to be unhappy, and those who spend more time than average on nonscreen activities are more likely to be happy." by researcher @jean_twenge
The Smartphone generation “on the brink of the worst mental-health crisis in decades”. Hooked on their phones, less hanging out with friends in person, less independence, less sleep, less dating, feeling more lonely, left out & depressed
@jean_twenge #iGen
theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
"#Scarcity is the psychological bias that makes us place a higher value on things that are scarce than those in abundance. Basically, we tend to like things that are harder to obtain."
That feeling of getting that "sweet deal" and then seeing the price increase an hour later :D xitter.cf/davidteodorescu/status…
Scarcity in UX: The Psychological Bias that Became the Norm uxdesign.cc/scarcity-in-ux-t…
"Really it’s more likely that you will be working alongside a robot, not being replaced by one. It’s known as collaborative robotics" It's about enhancing people, not taking away their jobs.
wired.com/video/2018/01/fear… via @WIRED #CollaborativeRobotics #AI
A talk about the tyranny of false positivity, how our emotions are data and why our negative feelings are good. #emotionalAgility
"Life’s beauty is inseparable from it fragility"
ted.com/talks/susan_david_th… via @TEDTalks by @SusanDavid_PhD
"Removing even the idea of a human in the room led to more productive sessions" Wow :o Would you have guessed that?
The Chatbot Therapist Will See You Now - wired.com/2017/06/facebook-m… via @WIRED ##CognitiveBehavioralTherapy
Emotional AI and its potentials such as "the chatbot creates a space for mental health tools to become more accessible and available—plus, humans open up more when they know they're talking to a bot." :o wired.com/story/replika-open… via @WIRED #emotionalAI
Alright Twitter, let's see what you're truly about and if I find my social media Patronus here :) #myfirstTweet #startAnew




