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Indi Young

Critical Thinking Requires Awareness

Awareness turns an assumption into “there is variety”

Mar 14

Maslow’s old pyramid of needs, with a new layer at the bottom called “caring for others.” This means someone takes care of another before taking care of their own physiological needs. And lots of viewers might think “women” do this, so there’s a comment next to the lowest layer of the pyramid with three faces, one of which has a mustache, saying that if you thought “women,” then you will want to read the essay.

Mar 14

Indi Young

Worshipping Efficiency

It is not the only approach

Feb 18

Worshipping Efficiency

Feb 18

Indi Young

Define Value Beyond “faster-easier-efficient-scalable”

Why does the tech world only think of value in these terms?

Jul 22, 2023

Value definition from caption as text on top of a green background

Jul 22, 2023

Indi Young

Your Org’s Strategic Direction Is Based on Research

This article was written in conjunction with Kunyi Mangalam.

May 22, 2023

Illustration asks the question, “What influences org strategy?” There is a cloud at the bottom right of the illustration that surrounds a circle labeled “org strategy.” Ten arrows point to this circle, each labeled with items from the essay, such as leadership, board members, economic events, political events, etc. Two of these arrows come from “market research” and “design strategy research.” UX research (typically tactical) finds & fixes problems between solutions and people.

May 22, 2023

Indi Young

A Powerful Lens: People’s Purpose

Purpose is a way of framing how you look at something that brings so much more clarity of perception. When I say, “purpose,” I mean what a…

Jan 30, 2021

A Powerful Lens: People’s Purpose

Jan 30, 2021

Indi Young

Yes to Problem Space Research

organizations are starving for knowledge, and they think everything is fine

Aug 8, 2020

Yes to Problem Space Research

Aug 8, 2020

Indi Young

Why Do Organizations Avoid Qualitative Research

(and how to change that)

Aug 7, 2020

Why Do Organizations Avoid Qualitative Research

Aug 7, 2020

Indi Young

Loath to Waste Time

It’s hard to identify if your team is just producing what should be produced, it’s embarrassing to realize it, so no one wants to discus…

May 14, 2018

Loath to Waste Time

May 14, 2018

Indi Young

Finding Budget

How do we increase the proportion of money spent on design research?

May 14, 2018

Finding Budget

May 14, 2018

Inclusive Software

Data Science That Listens. See opportunities to broaden the variety of people you support with solutions. Measure their success at their goals. Indi Young’s empirical method.

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Indi Young

Qualitative data scientist, helping product teams clients find opportunities to support diversity. Books https://indiyoung.com/books/

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