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And how to use the request for this feature as an indicator that the problem hasn’t been fully understood Continue reading on UX Collective »

Some tips to get overcome barriers and get things back on track Photo by Jackson Simmer on UnsplashSometimes at work, the same issues can crop up so many times we start to think that things will never change, which makes us tired and resentful. Getting to that point is dangerous — we become negative..

A new way of thinking about data science and data ethics, informed by the ideas of intersectional feminism.by Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein Introduction: We wrote this book because we are data scientists and data feminists. Although we speak as a “we” in this book, and share certain identi..

A westian take on the state of American places. Continue reading on UX Collective »

https://unsplash.com/photos/ArA3S3k0wTU“So, how do you decide between user needs and business needs?”I get this question all the time. Mostly, I hear it from people who are in the process of transitioning from a post-grad program into their first UXR job at a for-profit company. It hints at an under..

Gamifying an introduction to speculative and values-driven design Continue reading on UX Collective »

The prescription vs. the platform approach.Picture Jon. Jon is a first adopter (early consumer) of a startup that’s trying to design a better way to roast salmon using a toaster oven. He’s smart, 35, and a working professional. He spends his evenings answering work emails and watching Dora the Explo..

If teams aren’t purposeful about the way they work together, the default is going to be chaotic.(Watch the video of this content presented at the TNW Couch Conference from March 2020 and the follow up article here) When it comes to building the best digital products and experiences, design and devel..

Data ethics principles and processes are useful, but they are often of limited use when it comes to addressing the social and environmental harms of the data economy. This post is about using creative R&D to build data technologies that embed a different set of values from the ground up, balancing e..

Are opinionated products necessary for differentiation in a competitive market? Or do they impose undue limitations? Continue reading on UX Collective »