2024 was a tough job market, but I managed to land a role by following my own advice.
2024 was an up and down year. The UX/Design industry continues to try to find itself, as companies switch from a Design to a Product mindset. My long time role ended which set me off on a quest to find myself in this season of change, and I did!
Design Thinking started in the 70s (approx 1979) and has been used to design products and software since then. I’ve had great experiences with it.
I asked ChatGPT, “based on the prompts I’ve given you, can you summarise who I am as a professional and as a person?” Here’s it’s professional summary of me.
I was fortunate to give a short talk at the Christchurch Game Developer’s Conference called Usability is a Culture: The Value of UX in Games
Someone asked me a question last week that really made me think. They asked, “so where do you sit between design and development?”
This is why we do user research! To eliminate guesswork. It’s one of the best ways to stop guessing and start knowing.