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Paivi Salminen

Päivi Salminen, MSc, is a digital health innovator turned researcher with over a decade of experience driving growth and innovation across start-ups and international R&D projects. After years in the industry, she has recently transitioned into academia to explore how user experience and design thinking can create more equitable and impactful healthcare solutions. Her work bridges business strategy, technology, and empathy, aiming to turn patient and clinician insights into sustainable innovations that truly make a difference.

Lean UX vs. User-Centered Design

  • Agile UX, Design Process, Lean UX, Product Design, User-Centered Design, UX Research

Lean UX and User-Centered Design share the same heart — empathy for users — but differ in pace and practice. This piece shows how Lean UX turns UCD principles into a faster, data-driven approach for modern teams.

Article by Paivi Salminen
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Lean UX vs. User-Centered Design
  • The article explains that while both Lean UX and User-Centered Design focus on users, Lean UX adapts UCD principles for speed, collaboration, and rapid learning.
  • It argues that Lean UX evolves user-centered thinking into an agile, data-driven process that helps teams design the right thing faster.
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