Part 2: Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk? PrD and Rapid Prototyping

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 Rapid Prototyping. See these posts for other comparisons. PrD is…

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Clark College Lecture on UX Design

At the request of Bob Hughes, a long-time professional associate, staunch CHIFOO supporter, jazz enthusiast and professor at Clark College, I entertained the class of 15 UX Design students for about 2 hours. The class syllabus is a wide-ranging survey course on UX methods, ranging from Norman’s framework, through LATCH, incorporating…

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PSU Lecture on Design Thinking

I serendipitously met Corrina Meheil, (one of the PSU lecturers responsible for the PSU Sophomore Inquiry Section: Design Thinking, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) while having lunch near PSU. Corrina couldn’t help but overhear my conversation with an associate about Presumptive Design. She suggested I teach a class on the topic, and naturally I couldn’t refuse…

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Presumptive Design Completes Agile

by Charles Lambdin. In our previous post about Presumptive Design’s relationship to agile, we positioned Presumptive Design as a fast and efficient way to incorporate UX strategy work into an agile process. Let’s say some more about this. Agile, which focuses on executing, assumes you already know what you’re building. But…

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