Empathy

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Labelling humans as something as simple as a “user” reduces human beings with complex thoughts, behaviours and actions to single heads interacting with a product.

In order for UX to be truly human-centric, we shouldn’t just interact with humans in the process. We really need to actively be advocates for them.

We have gained empathy well, but it’s time to start applying it to meet human needs and desires.

During my first week at Ironhack’s UX/UI Design Bootcamp, we jumped right into our first UX design project — Wicked Problems.

Having diversity on your team means a wide array of perspectives and experiences which lead to greater levels of empathy and understanding of a larger audience.

Personas are great for ‘humanizing’ users. However, you shouldn’t rely on them to define what larger demographic or affinity groups—especially diverse ones—might want.

There are so many identities, circumstances, and fluid behaviours that influence your users, on a moment-to-moment basis, and on a longer-term basis.

Thoughts on explaining the role, "UX Designer."

In order to communicate effectively, you need to consider how your ideas are received.

Biases often creep into our design decisions. We should avoid such biases and understand the importance of staying neutral while evaluating everyone’s opinion.

Do you want to have better conversations? User researchers have superpowers that can help you in day-to-day communication.

A common misconception is that accessibility requires a focus on users that have some kind of disability — but that isn’t the case.

Start by noticing problems and inconveniences in your daily life, and the lives of people around you.

The success of a design completely depends upon how the users interact with it.