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In the eyes of today’s user experience practitioner, facilitating a simple, straight brainstorming session seems archaic. The metaphor is perhaps too appropriate. Ideas strike the ground like ...

Curiosity is powerful. Psychologists tell us that curiosity enhances intelligence and increases perseverance. Being curious propels us to deeper engagement, superior performance, and more meaningful ...

Throughout my job search over the past few months as I wrap up my Master’s program, I have come across a new phenomenon within the interviewing process—the incorporation of asynchronous, video-based ...

As part of a user interface design or user experience (UX) project, we—the researchers—walk through all the steps for generating great user experiences. We understand what people do, think, say, and ...

Figure 1. There’s much more to the user experience of a library than navigating the stacks. (Credit: Mauricio Lazo/UH Libraries) Libraries may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking ...

How do we know what users need? Arguably the best known, and possibly the most widely practiced approach, is field study using contextual inquiry, an ethnographic technique popularized by Karen ...

Children can be a delight to design for when creating interactive touchscreen apps. Their excitement and interest in apps with bright colors, fun characters, and their natural propensity for wanting ...

In Asian countries, especially in Southeast Asia, user experience or UX until relatively recently has been thought to be just focused on the look and feel of an interface. Not only did the majority of ...

OpenFDA began in 2013 to make it easier for software developers and researchers to make use of public health data from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The project’s express goal is to make ...

For any company interested in expanding globally, research aimed at understanding your users is essential to delivering a truly great user experience—one that reflects empathy for the cultural ...

Visiting a hospital, either as a patient, family member, visitor, or even a new staff member can be a stressful experience. In the early stages of the design of the new Alberta Health Services (AHS) ...