Reflective Practice

Whatever role we do, it’s critical that we stay relevant. Continuous learning is a must. There’s very little allowance for our approach or knowledge to stagnate in UX. However, we all lead busy lives in a fast-paced society. Rarely is there a moment to stop and think. If we’re not jumping from one product release to another, we’re feeling the pressure of delivering high quality work, quickly. This can harm our long term success and impact.

However, reflective practice can help. By taking time out to think about our actions, we can learn from our experiences and use that knowledge to evolve our mindset.

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1. NUX Talk Reflective Practice Imran Afzal UX Manager Otto UK - FGH @avimran
2. @avimran
3. @avimran www.adam-mila.com/brain-development-children-0-6-years/
7. 4 Stages of Competence @avimran Martin M. Broadwell, 1969 Teacher & Management Trainer
8. How can you become more self aware? @avimran
9. Reflective Practice Reflection enables us to process and make meaning of the experiences we’ve had. @avimran Reflective practice is the ability to reflect on our thoughts, actions and behaviours to engage in a process of continuous learning
10. You are not your thoughts, but the entity observing them @avimran Self Awareness Theory Shelley Duval, Robert Wicklund, 1972
11. Harvard Research @avimran A Harvard study (2014) found that people who spent 15 minutes at the end of the day reflecting about lessons they learned, performed 23 percent better compared to those who didn’t. Reflective Group: Happier, more productive and less burnt out www.hbs.edu/faculty/pages/item.aspx?num=47062
12. Holmes has grown the company from seven people to one with offices around the globe. He says yoga helps him clear his head, process the information he is learning on a daily basis, and come away with a clearer perspective. Ryan Holmes - Hootsuite @avimran
13. Success Through Reflection Serena Williams Lionel Messi Brené Brown @avimran
14. Benefits of Reflection @avimran Perspective Clarity of Thought Appreciation Confidence Self-Awareness
15. Reflection is hard, painful work @avimran
16. Courage Over Comfort “You can choose courage or you can choose comfort. You cannot have both.” Brené Brown Professor/Author/Researcher @avimran
17. Where do you start? @avimran
18. @avimran Reflective Practice
19. 1. Seek Perspective Actively seek different perspectives and try to influence your current way of thinking Perspective = empathy @avimran Perspective is the fuel for reflection
20. 2. Downtime Do an activity that takes you away from your work Downtime = Detachment @avimran
21. 3. Alone Time Find time to press pause on your life and be alone with your thoughts Alone Time = Depth @avimran
22. @avimran Reflective Practice
23. 1. Prompt Reflective Thought • What happened? • What feelings do I have about the situation? • What perspectives did I not consider? • What was good and bad about the experience? • What was done well, that should be done again? • What changes can I make in the future? @avimran
24. 2. Create an Artifact
25. 3. Be Brave & Experiment @avimran Be brave with your learning and experiment by pushing your personal boundaries
26. Why is reflective practice important? @avimran
27. Our Impact on Society www.nngroup.com/reports/user-experience-careers/
28. Continuous learning is critical to the growth of UX What we create has far reaching consequences @avimran