… 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…
Category: Musings
Let’s get the questions out in the open
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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…