UX Wins & Sins: Winc

Welcome to UX Wins & Sins, the blog series that reviews popular products and digital experiences to glean design lessons from what’s working (the wins!) and what’s not (the sins). For this post, we’re kickin’ it nine to wine🍷 and reviewing Winc, a millennial-targeted wine club that aims to make palate education and wine delivery […]

Villainous Personas – Anticipating the Users You Don’t Want

You know and use personas for a majority of your projects, but I’m here to tell you that you may have missed a category of user. A very important one. A not-so-friendly one.

Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 17 – Alter Egos

Ever wondered how Steve Jobs might tackle a problem? What if Angela Merkel were leading your project? How would Judge Judy get to the bottom of it? What would Trevor Noah say about that approach? This activity, Alter Egos, helps explore different ideas through the lens of others and provides new perspectives.

Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 16 – How Might We…?

Hoping to turn problems into opportunities for design? Look no further than How Might We (HMW). This is a classic Design Thinking activity—and simple, to boot. Begin with a problem area that is challenging for a person/organization/system/environment/etc., and add HMW, reformatting the problem to suggest that a solution is possible.

Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 15 – How to Make Toast

Asking clients to explain how nuanced and complex systems work can be a daunting task. Add to that the fact that each participant may have a unique approach to explaining a process, and you might just be left with a confusing workflow that’s missing key information. “How to Make Toast” can help prepare your group […]

Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 14 – I Like, I Wish, What If

Welcome to our series on Design Thinking Methods and Activities. You’ll find a full list of posts in this series at the end of the page. Today’s activity is I Like, I Wish, What If.

Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 13 – Hopes & Fears

Welcome to our series on Design Thinking Methods and Activities. You’ll find a full list of posts in this series at the end of the page. If you’re new to the Design Thinking Toolkit, check out the introductory post to learn more about design thinking. For those who have been along for the entire ride […]

Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 12 – Visualize the Vote

Welcome to our series on Design Thinking methods and activities. You’ll find a full list of posts in this series at the end of the page. Grab your dots! It’s time to Visualize the Vote.

Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 11 – Speed Boat

Welcome to our series on Design Thinking methods and activities. You’ll find a full list of posts in this series at the end of the page. Our next activity has us seabound: Speed Boat.

Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 10 – Affinity Mapping

Welcome to our series on Design Thinking methods and activities. You’ll find a full list of posts in this series at the end of the page. Our next lesson tackles the most basic activity: Making an Affinity Map/Diagram.

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By: Kimberly Crawford

Author: Kimberly Crawford