20 UXers from across the discipline’s spectrum participated in a five hour Presumptive Design course on the final day of CHI2016 in San Jose, CA. By all measures, the course was considered a huge success: NPS of +42, respondents said it was worth attending (6.3 out of 7), and all were deeply…
UXPA Webinar – Great Attendance, Great Questions
Over 80 registrants joined this UXPA hosted webinar with Charles and Leo in their overview of the Presumptive Design process, sponsored by Key Lime Interactive. The key point of the presentation was to underscore the difference between PrD and other agile methods, such as Lean UX or Google Venture Design Sprints (GVDS).…
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.…
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…
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…
Charles Speaks at CHIFOO
Charles Lambdin, a UX Researcher at Intel Corporation, gave a talk on Presumptive Design (PrD) at CHIFOO (Computer Human Interaction Forum of Oregon) in January, 2016. Here’s the video of that talk – about 1:05.
Part 6: Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk? PrD and Lean UX
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 Lean UX. See these posts for other comparisons. PrD is…
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…
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…
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…