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The 3 Ingredients You Need to Set Up and Run a Remote-First UX Team

  • Customer Experience, Design, Design Tools and Software, Employee Experience, Employment and Hiring, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

With the start of Covid-19 two years ago, we at ABN AMRO Innovation set up a remote-first UX team from scratch. And guess what? It works! Here’s how we successfully went from zero to a team of seven.

 
Article by Martijn Zwart
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The 3 Ingredients You Need to Set Up and Run a Remote-First UX Team
  • This article outlines the three ingredients you need to set up a remote UX team:
    1. Purpose
    2. People
    3. Process
  • Keeping the aspects above in mind can help you to deliver value and create products that people will actually use.
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The Importance of IA in UX Design

  • Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Design Tools and Software, Information Design and Architecture, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

At a time when designs are constantly changing, it is important that UI/UX designers understand and focus on the main principles of design. And information architecture might be just the thing to focus on.

Article by Alanna Bent
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The Importance of IA in UX Design
  • When focusing on ways a user interacts with design, information architecture is one of the things you need to pay attention to.
  • The article covers:
    • Basis of Information Architecture within Design
    • Relevance of Information Ecology
    • Incorporation of IA in UX Designs
  • As UX designers, incorporating information architecture into your designs is vital in creating a positive user experience.
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Design Token Thinking

  • Accessibility, Analytics and Tracking, Customer Experience, Design, Design Tools and Software, Patterns and Components, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Design tokens aren’t just something that you can easily retrofit into your existing wardrobe. They require an entirely new way of thinking and working. Learn how to start thinking in design tokens by completely changing the way you work with design systems.

Article by Mark Cianfrani
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Design Token Thinking
  • Design tokens require an entirely new way of thinking and working.
  • Designers can be documenting their design system, but the documentation will always be a step behind their design file.
  • The author unpacks the idea of an alternative design system and names it “the way of the future.”
  • Design tokens need to become a primary method for how you talk about and interact with your design system, both internally and externally.
  • In the end, you can get a design system that is:
    1. Future proof
    2. Accessible
    3. Able to be easily changed.
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Affordance in Good Product Design

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

 

Article by Wicar Akhtar
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Affordance in Good Product Design
  • Knowing how affordance impact user experience design is necessary for producing high-quality, user-friendly products.
  • The article covers:
    • The definitions of affordances and signifiers
    • Types of affordances
    • How affordances can be used in UX design
    • How to design for the best affordance
  • Using affordances well can reduce the time your customers think and explore so they can achieve their goals faster and easier.
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Critical Success Factors for Digital Transformation

  • Customer Experience, Design, Design Tools and Software, Team Dynamics, Technology, Technology for the Common Good, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Every organisation is unique and there is no one-size-fits-all solution for digital transformation. But you might be aware that training on digital mind-set and continuous reinforcement go a long way in imbibing a digital culture in the employees. And there are particular critical success factors for digital transformation that might help you in this respect. So what are they? You’re just about to find out!

Article by Sukanya P
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Critical Success Factors for Digital Transformation
  • Digital transformation requires a complete shift in the organization’s culture and need for a digital mindset, rather than the mere ability to use tools or technology.
  • There are 4 key tenets to having a digital mindset:
    1. Customers Obsession
    2. Agile and iterative development
    3. Constant collaboration and transparency among teams
    4. Willingness to take risks
  • With the technological evolutions, it is important for employees and teams to be able to experiment with newer ideas and business models without fear of failure and subsequent admonition.
  • Training on digital mindset and continuous reinforcement goes a long way in imbibing a digital culture in the employees.
  • The author believes teams that operate as digital natives to be better prepared to face the changing dynamics of the business world.
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How Systems Thinking Unlocked More Creativity Than I Could Ever Dream Of

  • Behavioral Science, Customer Experience, Design, Design Tools and Software, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Systems thinking is popular in fields like: economics, psychology, ecology, computer science and many others. Learn more about it as a tool for predicting future outcomes and being creative.

Article by Robin Fransz
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How Systems Thinking Unlocked More Creativity Than I Could Ever Dream Of
  • In author’s view, the ultimate problem to solve for a designer is building a believable world and figuring out life itself.
  • The author shares his insights on the following ideas:
    • Information is everywhere.
    • Optimising your workflow is one of the most important things as you progress.
  • The author gives a concrete example of creating a systems thinking environment.
  • Systems thinking is like a muscle you can train — it helps you create a holistic overview that analyses a system as a whole and its relationships.
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