Tag: user centered design
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A little change in perspective
At the meeting, there was a woman speaking to a group of other attendees, making easy eye contact with them. I get it that’s not special at all. What’s special is that she was in a wheelchair. As she spoke to the group, she lifted her seat to be at eye level with them. Getting…
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The smallest big idea
I decided to go to the gym, hit the treadmill and focus on getting better and running. But I also wanted to keep my hoodie on. Every time I started my run intervals, the strings bopped around and hit me. Previously wearing a different hoodie, those little metal aglets at the end of the strings…
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The customer is always right about this one thing
It’s the phrase that has become the bane of the service worker’s existence: The customer is always right. Those five words have been stretched to justify a string of bad behaviors and to push workers to do anything to placate dissatisfied, and rude, customers. But, I personally don’t believe that’s what we should be using…
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Wait, tell me again about user centered design
You might have seen the phrase before (possibly from me), user centered design. What is it? In the most simplified definition, it is exactly what the name would suggest. It is about making sure you are thinking about whoever is going to end up using your product, while you design it, to make sure it…
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This post is only kinda about a foam run
It was going to be my first race/vacation. I was excited to do the foam run, I even watched videos to prepare. Did I train? No, but it was about the party anyway. The nighttime event would feature glow in the dark foam, which made it all the more appealing. We arrived at the event…
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