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Will Conversational AI and Experience Design Revolutionize the Behavioral Sciences?

  • Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Automotive, Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Defining AI, Design, Design Theory, Neuroscience, Psychology and Human Behavior, Technology, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine, UX World Changing Ideas

One author’s thoughts on progress of behavioral sciences over the last 50 years and ways conversational AI and experience design revolutionize them.

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Will Conversational AI and Experience Design Revolutionize the Behavioral Sciences?
  • The article covers:
    • Studies and surveys on behavioral sciences conducted over the last 50 years
    • The role of conversational AI in the modern world and its perks
    • Ways conversational AI and experience design might revolutionize behavioral sciences
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How Can User Experience Research (UXR) Help Build Users Trust in AI Systems and Increase Engagement?

  • Accessibility, Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Remote Research, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Technology, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

With ML facing so many users, there is a case to approach the conception and design of ML-powered applications from a UX research perspective. Read more to find out.

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How Can User Experience Research (UXR) Help Build Users Trust in AI Systems and Increase Engagement?
  • The article covers the conception and design of ML-powered applications from a UX research perspective.
  • The author unpacks the following ideas:
    • Machine Learning and Real Users
    • Machine Learning and The Theory of Machine
    • Mental Models and User Engagement with Machine Learning Apps
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The Value of Inconvenient Design

  • Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Technology makes seemingly inconvenient tasks easier — but at what cost?

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The Value of Inconvenient Design
  • The article covers the problem of friction and its impact on design.
  • The author explains the problem friction brings to design value based on examples of IKEA, Facebook and Amazon.
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Balancing Cognitive Load and Discoverability

  • Accessibility, Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Design Tools and Software, Neurology, Neuroscience, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

When less is usually — but not always — more

 

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Balancing Cognitive Load and Discoverability
  • The author explains how reducing cognitive load helps user interfaces seem easier to use.
  • The article covers:
    • Information Architecture & Cognitive Load
    • Staggered vs Flat Information Hierarchies
    • The case for a flat hierarchy
    • The case for a staggered hierarchy
  • Balancing cognitive load and information density requires a lot of skill and deep knowledge of your customer.
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Design Thinking With Yoda

  • Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine, UX World Changing Ideas

Is Yoda truly the real groundwork of design thinking? Here is what we’re about to find out.

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Design Thinking With Yoda
  • The author explains why he believes Yoda lays the real groundwork for design thinking.
  • Design thinking is a force for good, a force for change, it is a way of showing the interconnectedness of people to create a better life, business, or world.
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How to Champion HCD and Design Research to Stakeholders

  • Accessibility, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Design Tools and Software, Employee Experience, Remote Research, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Tips on how to champion HCD and design research to stakeholders and get them on board with all of your UX processes.

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How to Champion HCD and Design Research to Stakeholders
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    • The importance of stakeholder management
    • Challenges to overcome with research resisters
    • Common objections to doing user research and how to respond
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