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Milan convention center, just weeks before the pandemic hit Italy. As I took photos around the Interaction 20 Conference last February the subject that interested me was how empty the venue felt despite being packed with thousands of designers. I hav

I’ve long been a fan of tarot cards. Not because I believe they they can predict the future, but because they can help you to shift your thinking. By considering a problem side by side with a set of archetypes, your brain begins to view the pro

30 years ago, interaction design did not exist. The digital world has grown so fast that in many ways we have lost sight of our purpose. We do not design for people solely for the transaction of product for money. Designers react to and shape culture

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Identify what a "good" solution looks like and then generate ideas. Consider what is necessary, what is successful, and what is cool.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Use these questions to help you develop meaningful solutions to user

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Frame and re-frame the problem space as new information comes to light. The most straightforward solutions come as a result of a well defined problem.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Back in February after attending the Interaction 20 conference in Milan, I wrote an article summarizing 5 emerging themes I saw throughout talks and conversations that week. I was asked to speak at the Redux event for the Netherlands IXDA chapter and

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Allow yourself space to explore and learn. Exploration is about testing assumptions, following tangents and discovering inspiration.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Sometimes it can feel like the client isn't listening to you, and it's pretty frustrating. I mean they hired you to tell them this stuff, right? Why don't they listen? Stop trying to explain yo

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Empathy is understanding another's perspective and motivations. To work effectively, build empathy with your users, team members, and stakeholders.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Being aware of what lenses we are bringing to the conversation is like leveling up your design powers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Sometimes in the midst of a project we can feel like every idea we have is block

The cards are organized into 4 suits based on the classic double diamond approach to design thinking. They can be used at any stage of product development to inspire user-centric thinking, define problems, challenge blockers, and ideate solutions.⠀⠀⠀

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The Kaleidoscope deck was developed as a side project when I was at Raft. It contains questions my colleagues and I relied on to help our clients think differently. Sometimes the right question is all you need to shift perspectives and get unstuck.⠀⠀

My team was tasked with updating the white label app which supports all standard functionality for a range of smart home devices from home security cameras to thermostats, lights and sensors. We applied usability best practices and simplified user in

The design team focused first on the features for home security: camera controls, activity feed, send help features and supporting devices like motion detection and window and door sensors. But home automation, quantified home and data tracking like

Pepper is a white label smart home application platform. They help companies launch smart home apps to grow their IoT offering. My team redesigned their user friendly white label app which can be customized to each company’s products and servic

NS had a lot of research on their majority customers, typically Dutch natives. Since the aim of sharing out research insights was to improve the NS customer experience, we made the call to focus on a set of underserved personas instead. The shift fro

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