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How to Read a Mental Model Diagram
How to Read a Mental Model Diagram
Do gap analysis; find strengths & weaknesses. Get clarity on what you want to support, what to put off until later, and what to skip.
Indi Young
Dec 7, 2018
Describing Personas
Describing Personas
Some of our problems with bias in software are rooted in the way we design for demographic personas. This needs to change.
Indi Young
Mar 14, 2016
User Needs Are Too Shallow for Innovation
User Needs Are Too Shallow for Innovation
deeper sociological, problem-facing purposes have the stronger potential for innovation
Indi Young
Aug 7, 2020
Persuading Stakeholders / Pitching Problem Space Research
A Powerful Lens: People’s Purpose
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…
Indi Young
Jan 29, 2021
Yes to Problem Space Research
Yes to Problem Space Research
organizations are starving for knowledge, and they think everything is fine
Indi Young
Aug 7, 2020
Why Do Organizations Avoid Qualitative Research
Why Do Organizations Avoid Qualitative Research
(and how to change that)
Indi Young
Aug 6, 2020
Loath to Waste Time
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…
Indi Young
May 14, 2018
Finding Budget
Finding Budget
How do we increase the proportion of money spent on design research?
Indi Young
May 14, 2018
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