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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..

I sometimes wonder how the design community — a group of people who pride themselves on their empathy and ability to communicate clearly — have been able to create such an unapproachable profession. For outsiders, the litany of buzzwords, methodologies, and rules can at best confuse newcomers, and a..

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..

The power of cumulative cultural evolution Continue reading on UX Collective »

Can the seemingly opposing forces of intuition and scientific thinking be leveraged to fuel novel and creative user experience explorations?Initial D, written by Shuichi ShigenoThe above scene from Initial D anime shows Takumi blazing down the slopes of Mt. Akina, delivering hot tofu from his family..

How might we use technology to address racial inequities? Continue reading on UX Collective »

The first Palm PDA was introduced in 1996 and it was a huge success. How did Palm OS really work? Let's test it and figure it out. Continue reading on UX Collective »

What rock stars have taught me about my job.Garbage, illustrated by R. Michael HendrixSteve was supposed to be in bright colored lights on stages across the U.S. along with Liz Phair and Alanis Morrisette. Instead, he was on Zoom with me, trying to find a camera angle that didn’t make him look like ..