Anthony Colfelt is not anti-Agile, but he believes strongly about how user-centered design can operate in an Agile environment. Here he explains how he came to feel this way, the major pitfalls of Agile, and how he sees Agile and UCD fitting together in harmony.
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Wanted/Needed: UX Design for Collaboration 2.0
Matthew Clarke asserts that no current software supports the full process of collaboration, and proposes a model that may help get us closer to a more effective collaboration environment.
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It is increasingly rare that our users are all from a single nation or culture. Jamie Owen talks about how our own cultures affect our design decisions.
Continue readingGetting a Form’s Structure Right
Jeff Parks talks with Afshan Kirmani about her article, expanding on various subjects including her User Experience Model.
Continue readingWhy We Call Them Participants
Sometimes we need to take a step back to ensure that our motivations are in the right place. It can be easy to forget that, when people participate in our studies, they are our partners. Dana Chisnell has taken the time to examine these attitudes and help us understand how to avoid falling into such traps.
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