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UX Maturity UX Musings UX Retrospective

Culture is how you handle conflict

In an organisation, culture isn’t the absence of conflict — it’s how conflict is handled. Every group will have friction; culture determines if that becomes toxic or transformative.

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UX Design UX Maturity UX Musings

The best way to lead is to follow

Use influence by listening rather than control to lead by following.

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Design Thinking UX Design UX Maturity UX Retrospective

What is a UX Retrospective?

A good UX retrospective involves a structured reflection on a completed project or sprint, focusing on identifying what went well, what didn’t, and how to improve future work. 

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UX Design UX Maturity

What are you most afraid to do? Do that first

Lean into your fears and don’t be afraid to suck. How can you be brave and not be afraid of sucking?

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Design Thinking UX Design UX Job Market UX Maturity

Design fatigue is real

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

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Design Thinking UX Design UX Maturity

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.

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Accessibility Code & Development UX Design UX Maturity UX Talks

Usability is a Culture: The Value of UX in Games

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