admin – Kissed by UX

You have to wonder …

Posted on: November 22, 2023 Last updated on: November 22, 2023 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings

… what kind of research went into a probably expensive decision to build and set up vending machines for selling bitcoin in a grocery store. I am just thinking here of the…

Let’s get the questions out in the open

Posted on: June 20, 2023 Last updated on: June 20, 2023 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings

A basic expectations from UX researchers is that once they are equipped with the research questions, they talk to a certain number of consumers/ participants / users, analyze the qualitative and quantitative…

Mentoring

Posted on: June 9, 2023 Last updated on: June 9, 2023 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings

I was born into a teaching family – my parents stayed up late most nights to grade or prepare for their classes. When deciding what to do as a grown up, first…

User Testing with Minors

Posted on: May 2, 2023 Last updated on: June 20, 2023 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings, research

Minors (people under the age of 18) encompass a wide range of levels in physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. Accordingly, some of the guidelines vary based on the participants’ age, while…

The validity issue of feedback

Posted on: June 13, 2021 Last updated on: June 13, 2021 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings

Sometimes I come across an article that I wish everyone managing/evaluating others would read.What has bothered me about feedback is the self-centered quality of the act of giving, no matter how well-meaning…

Leadership

Posted on: February 13, 2021 Last updated on: February 13, 2021 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings

I have been in the workforce now for a while and worked with/under some wonderful managers, and under some that are still trying to find their way there. Interestingly almost all of…

The validity problem in UX Research

Posted on: July 17, 2020 Last updated on: July 18, 2020 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings

All aspiring UX researchers and designers start their training by learning about the classic tool of usability testing as the cornerstone of learning about the pain points users face when trying to…

Something Tangible

Posted on: July 1, 2020 Last updated on: October 24, 2020 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings

We all want to make the world a better place, and my god, isn’t that needed more than ever? I need to think bigger and wider how to do that, but for…

What can you ask on a form?

Posted on: June 30, 2020 Last updated on: July 1, 2020 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings

There is a science, or at least there is a lot of research on how to design forms – both in their appearance and in their content. Luke Wroblewski’s Web Form Design:…

Weird times

Posted on: April 25, 2020 Last updated on: April 25, 2020 Written by: admin Categorized in: Musings

this is a difficult time for most of us, with tens of thousands of Americans unemployed, and more than 50,000 COVID deaths. I have seen a lot of drastic societal changes in…