by Hugh | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog
I’ve been telling people for years that thinking is hard work. At the end of a day building an affinity when everyone’s brain is completely fried even though all they’ve done for the day is stick Post-its on the wall—“See, thinking is hard work!” I say with a chipper...
by Larry | Aug 30, 2010 | Blog
It’s been fascinating over the last several years to watch the big hairy technology battle of our age play out—Google versus Apple. Like Microsoft/Apple a generation ago, this one is also about a clash of ideologies. Much has been made over the open versus closed...
by Hugh | Aug 18, 2010 | Blog
I’m on my way back from Agile 2010, the main industry conference on Agile methods and tools. As always, I come back with lots of thoughts and insights into the state of Agile development today. If I had to choose one theme for the conference, it would be something...
by Shelley | Aug 9, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
People sometimes challenge me (politely) with reasons why Contextual Inquiry (CI) interviews can’t work with their specific industry or user population. Usually I go into some variation of my standard explanation with examples related to their situation to illustrate...
by Hugh | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog
I’m excited by the work we’ve been doing with Agile teams and defining the best relationship between Agile Development and user-centered design. Here’s some of what we’re up to: New Publication: Agile User-Centered Design UX designers have...
by Karen | Jul 27, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
I walked out of Verizon yesterday having just ordered the Motorola Droid X. I was pretty excited to try it out, having waited for Verizon to get something I wanted. “You know what was conspicuously missing?” my husband said as we walked out of the store. “Nokia!” we...