Knowledge-share at Emerge Interactive

Several members of Emerge Interactive (a digital innovation company in Portland OR) attended a lunch-and-learn session to which I had been invited, focusing of course on Presumptive Design. At least 10 folks attended, with roles ranging from Project Management to Lead Developer, and everyone was engaged, asking questions to probe deeper into the method.…

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Leo Chats with Google UX Leadership

Dawn Shaikh, UX Manager Google Communications, hosted a 2-day UX leadership summit in Seattle. UX Managers from several Google groups were invited – a total of 20+/- attended. Charles and I were both invited to address the group, offering them insights into UX management, leadership, career development, and of course, Presumptive…

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CHIFOO PrD Workshop a Smashing Success

Twenty UXers from across the discipline’s spectrum participated in a five hour Presumptive Design workshop. Hosted by Connective-DX, benefiting CHIFOO and facilitated by Leo, the workshop covered the entire process, including theoretical background and hands-on work with external users. It was a full agenda:   Attendees learned a lot (according…

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Part 5: Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk? PrD and Cultural Probes

by Leo Frishberg. In this and several other posts, we address a corollary to Lewis Carroll’s famous riddle. In our case: “Why isn’t Presumptive Design like                                  ?” In this post we tackle the comparison between Presumptive Design and Cultural Probes. See these posts for other comparisons. PrD is just…

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Part 4: Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk? PrD and Usability Testing

by Leo Frishberg. In this and several other posts, we address a corollary to Lewis Carroll’s famous riddle. In our case: “Why isn’t Presumptive Design like                                  ?” In this post we tackle the comparison between Presumptive Design and Usability Testing. See these posts for other comparisons. PrD is…

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Part 3: Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk? PrD and Design Thinking

by Leo Frishberg. In this and several other posts, we address a corollary to Lewis Carroll’s famous riddle. In our case: “Why isn’t Presumptive Design like                                  ?” In this post we tackle the comparison between Presumptive Design and Design Thinking. See these posts for other comparisons. PrD is…

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