Musings

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 I went for the obvious choices of becoming either a rock star or a laundress so as to […]

Musings, research

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 some of them are applicable for all ages.  Overall Guidelines  Recruiting COPPA – The Children’s Online Privacy Protection

Musings

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 the giver: the assumption that someone with their own history, biases, and preoccupations owns the truth, knows better,

Musings

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 them were middle-aged women. I noticed that some managed to turn any constellation of people into a great

Musings, research

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 complete their goal using an application. Standard curriculum stuff, really because it can be done badly, and/or professionally.

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