Embodied cognition and the problem with collaboration
Better collaboration requires better environments. A good system of interactions, useful and usabile interfaces, make collaboration work.
Seven barriers to UX: The Organization doesn't VALUE design
Part two of my series on the barriers to UX is up on the Follow the UX Leader blog.
Lean UX and Agile interview on Epic Bagel
Epic Bagel's Jon Bolt and I talk about agile, user experience, and lean UX on the Epic Bagel blog. Plus! Win a copy of Blueprints!
Barriers to UX series on the Follow the UX Leader blog
My series on organizational barriers to user experience has started on the Follow the UX Leader blog.
Houston UX meet-n-greet next Wed, Sep 14
Houston Experience Design has scheduled its inaugural event, a UX meet-n-greet next Wednesday, September 14.
Agile+UX, Lean+UX, and Balanced Teams
Agile+UX doesn't cut it. Lean+UX does, but only for the UX side. Balanced teams are what it's really all about.
A Manifesto for User Experience Design
Shift your thinking from interfaces to organizations: it's the only way to build better experiences.
Transparency reduces organizational failure
A hedge fund demonstrates how transparency, critique, and evidence-based thinking stave off failure and ensure success.
UX Miracle Farming
Slides for my Miracle Farming talk at Big Design, 2011 in Dallas. Overcoming seven barriers to UX at your company.
UX Health Check presentation at SXSW 2011
UX Health Check slides from the SXSW Interactive UX metrics presentation with Fred Beecher and Lou Rosenfeld.
UX Research & Web Analytics: X-Ray Insights
Fred Beecher, Lou Rosenfeld, and I will present on squaring quantitative evidence and qualitative insights at this year's SXSW.
Agile+UX: Your process should be healthy, not lean
Lean UX isn't about a skinny process. Formal deliverables are often the cookbooks your team needs to whip up some tasty UX.
Site Architecture Stencil for OmniGraffle
Improved site map stencil for OmniGraffle users that's based on EightShapes's Unify deliverable system. You can download it.
Take this social media study
Javier Martin (@mantruc) has launched a study examining your use of social media tools like Facebook and Twitter.
Automated community moderation for reducing spam
Exploring ways to automate community moderation to reduce bad members and bad content like spam.
Concept is to baby as execution is to bathwater
Li Ming Hsing's crosswalk sign illustrates the gulf between concept and execution. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Design is your strategy
The Medici Group's Frans Johansson talks about strategy and iteration and changing the world for the 99% conference.
Agile+UX - remembering what a team's sposed to be
Many engineers would rather light fires and throw axes, but someone's got to do the dishes. UX is the dishes, and you've got to get it done.
Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web, 2nd ed.
If you’re looking for the best introduction to user experience, Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web is the book you should buy.
Internet piracy
His favorite philosopher is Yarrrchimedes. He only watches G-rated movies. No Arrr.