Category: Design Thinking

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Design fatigue is real

A bearded man in a suit leans back, frustrated, with his hand over his eyes.
A bearded man in a suit leans back, frustrated, with his hand over his eyes. Image credit: Freepik.com

Hype waves and economic stresses distract companies from working on valuable projects, and cause design fatigue.

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A focused light starts a fire

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Woman with cool blue hair looking at a flower through a magnifying glass. Credit Freepik.com.

A focused approach using UX Design can ignite ideas, plans, and execution of brilliant user experiences.

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Design Thinking

It’s never too late to go back to the beginning

A designer puts up sticky notes on a planning board for a usability project. Credit: Freepik
A designer puts up sticky notes on a planning board for a usability project. Credit: Freepik

No matter how far down the track you are in a software project, you can zoom out and course correct.

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More thoughts about the UX job market (I got a job!)

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A row of letters on a letterset press.

2024 was a tough job market, but I managed to land a role by following my own advice.

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My Experience with the Five Steps of Design Thinking

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.