Category: UX Maturity

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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.

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Usability is a Culture: The Value of UX in Games

Me speaking about usability is a culture: The value of UX in games.
Me speaking about 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

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Design often has a low ‘business maturity’ perception

The Stages of UX Maturity graphic from Nielsen Norman Group from Absent to User Driven
The Stages of UX Maturity graphic from Nielsen Norman Group from Absent to User Driven

(I’m reposting this from a comment I made on a Laura Baker post, and there’s a great discussion here on this topic.) The question was: Design often has a low ‘business maturity’ perception. My answer: I was listening to Beyond UX Design podcast (thank you Jeremy Miller!) and heard this – “Design is ‘preventative’ and […]

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What is the “UX Maturity” of an organisation?

The Stages of UX Maturity graphic from Nielsen Norman Group from Absent to User Driven
The Stages of UX Maturity graphic from Nielsen Norman Group from Absent to User Driven

As designers what do we mean when we describe the “UX Maturity” of an organisation? Simply put, lack of UX Maturity means the business is solution focused. Strong UX Maturity means the business is problem focused. Problems are the issues users have with your software. The amount of focus the business spends on this determines […]