@userfocus

Factotum at Userfocus.

 London
userfocus.co.uk
Joined September 2008
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60 Ways To Understand User Needs (medium.com/@userfocus/60-way…), a fantastic overview of strategies and techniques to get insights into customer needs by @userfocus. Here are my favorites ↓

60 ways to understand user needs that aren’t focus groups or surveys

People new to user research often think of surveys and focus groups as the main ways to get insights into customer needs. Here are 60…

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Last year I ran a cohort-based Product Management course. I gave the students one framework for each stage of the product development process. Now I share these frameworks in this thread 👇 #productmanagement #prodmgmt #ship30for30 #startups
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Book: Think Like a Researcher It aims to challenge your perceptions about UX and encourage you to think beyond what’s obvious. Crafted by one of my favorites David Travis @userfocus and Philip Hodgson Get the book 👉 bit.ly/3iTtVfM
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@andybudd @ilyamiskov @michalmalewicz @usabilitycounts @joulee @joenatoli @lauraklein @userfocus ... The most I recalled based on my mental modal 😅 Awesome folks who really engage and share super valuable stuff 🙌
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Ready to take on #UXdesign as your profession? 👏🆙 Our selection of the 6 best #UX #courses for beginners and intermediate-level creators. attentioninsight.com/the-bes… @trydesignlab @corralldesign @ProfNordy @MandaLaceyS @DaveHogue @AskBrianWood @arabadzhiev1 @cin_mohr @userfocus

6 Best UX Courses for Beginners and Intermediate - Attention Insight

Working in UX design field can be very exciting... But first check out our selection of the 6 best UX courses for beginners and more skilled.

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Read this medium article by @userfocus. I think it's very insightful. medium.com/@userfocus/cheap-…

Cheap and free under-the-radar alternatives to field visits

People in small companies or people who work as a ‘UX team of one’ often find it hard to gain commitment to do field research because it’s…

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The Fable of User-Centered Designer by @userfocus. Fantastic storytelling skills. I so much like it. link.medium.com/N8W4VcxfJsb

The Fable of the User-Centred Designer

“Once there was a bright young man who was looking for an effective designer. He wasn’t looking for just any designer. He wanted to find a…

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David Travis retweeted
Obvious@obvious_in25 Jul 2022
Think Like a UX Researcher by @userfocus and @bpusability is a simple bible to come to whenever you want to revise the basic theories of UX research. Anyone starting out as a researcher, this is a great book!
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Jared Spool@jmspool6 Jun 2022
In this article, @userfocus breaks down the 5 habits of highly effective field researchers that lead to productive site visits. userfocus.co.uk/articles/eth…
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Jared Spool@jmspool28 May 2022
"You can learn a lot from any customer conversation, such as a 'pop up' interview in a café or library, but you'll learn even more by running the interview in context." — @userfocus userfocus.co.uk/articles/the…
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Hat tip to @userfocus This question helps you gauge an organisation's design maturity. #uscb22 @Hello_Im_Peter
Slide with David Travis quote: "can you describe a project that changed direction because of user research?"

ALT Slide with David Travis quote: "can you describe a project that changed direction because of user research?"

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Andy Budd@andybudd14 Mar 2022
I've been going through a bunch of design agencies in order to create a recommendation list for early stage start-ups and I'm amazed how many agencies claim to "think differently" while saying exactly the same things as all the other agencies.
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A few years ago I created a deck of lenses for Information Architecture. The more I work on digital products the more I believe that adopting different perspectives is crucial for designing robust, scalable structures. Here is a complete list of lenses to hang at your desk. 🐻‍❄️🤎
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This one by @userfocus is pretty good. It costs money but not a crazy amount like some courses and there are often offers and sales on Udemy that make it even more affordable. I completed it myself a few years back. udemy.com/course/ultimate-gu…

User Experience (UX): The Ultimate Guide to Usability and UX

Get a job in UX and build your user research and UX design skills with this hands-on user experience training course.

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I've been getting a few requests to share my reading list at work so I finally published "Another UX Reading List" and thought I'd share more broadly. Hope you find something that you have not yet read. Enjoy! link.medium.com/Im7lAF2Cvgb #uxdesign #ux #productdesign

Another UX Reading List

A favorite coach/mentor of mine once shared the following quote with me: “Twenty years from now, you will be the same person that you are…

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Here are 5 books we recommend you to read to become a better ux researcher. A big shoutout to: @steveportigal @mulegirl @skrug @userfocus and @greggcorp for creating such masterpieces. #uxresearch #uxr #userresearch
Top 5 UX Research Books we highly recommend

ALT Top 5 UX Research Books we highly recommend

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Randy Bapst@RandyBapstUX1 Apr 2021
Replying to @userfocus
Sweet David! Our free UX Stars Zoom Monday book club voted for your book to be next up starting on 4/5/2021! You're more than welcome to stop in some time and say hello any Monday, 4pm - 5:30pm BST. - Game on. uxstars.com/index.html?pageI…
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@BeDifrent did a blog post on it David: difrent.co.uk/blog/remote-us…
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@optimalworkshop nailed this collection of valuable resources early in the pandemic blog.optimalworkshop.com/15-…
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Andy@DTAndyB17 Nov 2020
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I like this article because it includes video(s) and a written summary. userinterviews.com/blog/remo…
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