Fuel your curiosity
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Learn the lingo: Insight
LEARN THE LINGO: Today’s UX LEX Term is: Insight || What is it? A discovery, a deeper understanding, an inspiration, a new perspective, level of understanding or an aha resulting from digging…
Learn the lingo: Finding
Finding || What is it? Findings are raw learnings/discoveries drawn from what was created, seen and heard from participants during a research study (e.g. artifacts, articulations and…
Learn the lingo: Evaluative Research
Evaluative research || What is it? Evaluative research is an umbrella term for studies in which participants are “evaluating” something such as a storyboard, video, sketch, packaging, a question set…
Learn the Lingo: Cognitive Walkthrough
Cognitive Walkthrough || What is it? A combination of observation and a user talking aloud to evaluate the experience and perceptions of a product/service/website/retail environment, etc., from the…
Learn the Lingo: Card Sort
Card Sort || What is it? A method of either prioritizing level of importance/relevance/frequency (e.g. features of a product), or of sorting topics into categories that make sense (e.g. for information…
Learn the lingo: Bias
Bias || What is it? When humans place a disproportionate weight in favor of or against one thing, person, concept, audience, idea, belief or opinion. If bias is introduced unconsciously or…
Learn the lingo: UX / User Experience
UX / User Experience || What is it? UX (User Experience) is the interaction, attitude and perception that someone has about a product, system, ecosystem (including communication), or…
Learn the lingo: User-Centered Design
UCD/User-centered Design || What is it? User-centered design places the intended user at the center of the design/development process. The practice includes them as…
Why is Jim Kalbach the JTBD guy?
JOIN US!! Jim Kalbach is a JTBD expert and a noted author, speaker, and instructor in innovation, design, and the future of work. He is currently the Chief Evangelist at Mural, the…
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