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Don't do it alone – User Research at Ableton
Presented at Push Conference 2015
Nicole
October 23, 2015
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Transcript
Ableton Nicole Weber, UX Researcher
A list of different items With more than one thing
You can emphasise your point
Okay, let’s do this!
Don’t do it alone
7 UX Researchers in 5 Departments
My Team
Once a month: The user research guild
Don’t do it alone
Have a “vamp”
The rest is improvisation
Our principles
Keep it lightweight Start early and continue Adapt your methods
Collaborate Make it visible Get real Think longterm
None
Our process
Make a plan* Run the tests* Tell the story*
*with the team
Make a plan
Master of Minutes Moderator Observer
1. Make a plan 2. People-coming-in-days 3. Tell the story
Run the tests
None
My Team Other Abletons User Research Studio
/ giphy freakout
the story
Tell the story with the team to all Abletons
Observations Quotes Wishes Bugs ToDos
None
“It’s magic, it’s not technology.” –a real user
/ giphy freakout / giphy freakout
Don’t do it alone
Ableton.com Nicole Weber @topotropic