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[Midwest UX 2017] WORKSHOP: Creating User-Centered Products Through Collaboration

[Midwest UX 2017] WORKSHOP: Creating User-Centered Products Through Collaboration

To create a successful product, you need a solid understanding of who your users are. In a perfect world, there's plenty of time available to do extensive user interviews and competitive research. However, most of the time, we're given a less-than-ideal amount of time to do this before development starts. How can we better understand who we're building our product for given this short amount of time?

In this half-day workshop, you'll learn simple techniques you can start using with your teams right away. We'll walk through the process, from establishing users to creating a design that can be taken right into development without the need for high-fidelity mockups or detailed documentation.

The key to success? Collaboration. You'll learn the value behind working collaboratively with your team and techniques for doing it without a giant shift in corporate culture.

Participants will leave this session with the ability to facilitate and participate in the following collaborative activities:
Proto-personas
Scenarios
User journeys
Design sessions

Participants will be split into groups to create proto-personas based on a hypothetical project and feature given to them. Once proto-personas have been established, we'll develop scenarios for their users. These will be used to create a user journey, and after the journey map is complete, groups will facilitate design sessions to draw out features as a team.

Rachel Krause

October 12, 2017
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  6. Trying to fit UX into the Agile Process

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  7. Cross-functional teams
    Removing waste
    Continuous discovery
    Shared understanding
    Permission to fail
    Getting out of the
    deliverables business
    LEAN UX PRINCIPLES

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  8. We have no time to change.
    We don’t have the resources.
    Our clients don’t work that way.
    Our UX team is separated from development.

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  9. Introductions & Expectations

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  10. Introduce yourself: name, industry, what you do.
    Where do you struggle in your UX process?

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  13. Assumes their work is correct.
    Separated from development.
    UI design is to be implemented to pixel perfection.
    Technical constraints or feedback is irrelevant.
    Confused users must be ignorant or stupid.

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  14. Accept that they will be wrong about something.
    Figure out what is wrong as quickly as possible.
    Iterate on process until they find what works for them.

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  15. Give yourself permission to fail.
    Don’t be afraid to show your messy work.
    Don’t let your excuses get in the way.

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  16. Define Your Product

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  17. What problem does it solve?
    Who will benefit from it?

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  20. Before, during and after development.
    Based on real data and assumptions.
    Validate with real users and modify based on findings.

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  22. Define roles and pick one to focus on.
    Ask open-ended questions.
    Challenge answers if they don’t make sense.

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  23. Create a Proto-Persona

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  26. [Persona] wants to [action] because [need], but [friction].
    Helps narrow focus and keep team from getting distracted.
    Start with most common or highest priority scenario.

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  28. Create a Scenario for your Persona

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  29. What potential issue will your persona run into?
    What is a main goal for your persona?
    [Persona] wants to [action] because [need], but [friction].

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  33. Knowledge comes from the process, not the deliverable.
    Visualize how users currently use feature.
    Visualize how users could use feature.

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  34. Persona & Scenario
    User Journey
    Needs, Activities & Expectations
    User’s Emotional State
    Opportunities for Improvement

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  37. Ask open-ended questions.
    Challenge self-reflection of user’s emotional state.
    Be open-minded of potential solutions.

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  38. Create a User Journey Map

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  39. Base on the scenario you created in the last activity.
    Think about user actions inside and outside of product.
    Choose your own format.

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  45. What We Do
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    How We Do It
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  46. Help everyone get on the same page.
    Visualize a feature as a team.
    Bring up potential issues of design immediately.

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  49. Define goals up front.
    Let everyone actively participate.
    Summarize and agree before leaving.

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  50. Run a Design Session

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  51. Base on the user journey map you just created.
    Try to think from perspective of multiple team roles.
    Choose your own format.

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  53. Be open-minded to multiple perspectives.
    Don’t be afraid to show messy work.
    Don’t get caught up in excuses.

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  54. These concepts are not all or nothing.
    Each team will work differently – embrace it!
    Keep iterating on your process.

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  56. Provide Optional Feedback

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  57. Draw an emoji that you feel best describes the workshop.
    Add context and feedback to the back of the card.
    Leave it on your table.

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