Humble UX: Let go of pride to build good products together

Humble UX was a talk I gave at a "Ladies that UX" night in London. Let me know if you want the version with the notes included! [email protected] or ... SlideShareusescookiestoimprovefunctionalityandperformance,andtoprovideyouwithrelevantadvertising.Ifyoucontinuebrowsingthesite,youagreetotheuseofcookiesonthiswebsite.SeeourUserAgreementandPrivacyPolicy. SlideShareusescookiestoimprovefunctionalityandperformance,andtoprovideyouwithrelevantadvertising.Ifyoucontinuebrowsingthesite,youagreetotheuseofcookiesonthiswebsite.SeeourPrivacyPolicyandUserAgreementfordetails. Upload Home Explore Login Signup Successfullyreportedthisslideshow. Activateyour30dayfreetrial tounlockunlimitedreading. HumbleUX:Letgoofpridetobuildgoodproductstogether 1 Share MegPorter • Jul.22,2014 • 1like • 1,249views DownloadNow Download NextSlideShares Youarereadingapreview. Activateyour30dayfreetrial tocontinuereading. 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HumbleUX:! Letgoofpridetobuildgood productstogether! ! @megdesign! 2. Projectunder-staffed,! under-appreciated,! theymisunderstood.! 3. Pleaseputyourhandup! ifyou’reunder-payedand over-qualified.! 4. DoyouevenUX?!! Muchproject,muchuninformed,! Iamoverwhelmed.! 5. Fear,Pride! andHumility! 6. ThevirtuesofagoodUXdesignerbyColmanWalsh! http://iqcontent.com/blog/2010/03/the-virtues-of-a-ux-professional/! Oversimplified! ! Can’tsayno,I’mapleaser! ! Acquiesces,can’tpushback! ! Noattentiontodetail! ! Rashdecisions,withoutinfo! ! Ionlyseeproblems! ! “Yes,but”insteadof“Yes,and”! ! PrimaDonnaUXevangelist! ! Noclientwillstandinmyway!! ! ClientneedsProcesses! Making>Analysis! IascribetoJeffGothelf’sLeanUXprinciples:! “Progress=outcomes,notoutput”and“Makingoveranalysis"! 11. It’simpossibletocareaboutempathywhen youbelieveyouunderstandperfectly. Cultivateunquenchablecuriosityaboutthe product,theuserandtheclient.! Curiosity! 12. Recap! ! 1. Otherpeopleknowmorethanyoudo.! 2. Youneedotherpeopleinordertomake somethingcool.! 3. Youshouldbeopentobeingwrong,and learntolistentootherpeople.! 4. MakingUXdesignsisnotthesameas generatingbusinessoutcomes.! 5. You’reonlyasempatheticasyouarecurious.! 13. 1. Whatrolehavefearandhumilityplayed inyourprojects?! ! 2. Howhaveyoubeenabletoovercome prideinyoureveryday?! ! 3. Whatareyourfavouriteresourcesfor learninghumilityandcollaboration?! Thanksladies,<3@megdesign! 1like × ChrisAtherton@finiteattention Feb.11,2015 UserExperienceSpecialist at EqualExpertsandFiniteAttentionLtd Views × Totalviews 1,249 OnSlideShare 0 FromEmbeds 0 NumberofEmbeds 180 Youhavenowunlockedunlimitedaccessto20M+documents! × UnlimitedReading Learnfasterandsmarterfromtopexperts UnlimitedDownloading Downloadtotakeyourlearningsofflineandonthego YoualsogetfreeaccesstoScribd! Instantaccesstomillionsofebooks,audiobooks,magazines,podcastsandmore. Readandlistenofflinewithanydevice. 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