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Design for the Blind

  • Accessibility, Customer Experience, Design, Empathy, Human factors, Technology, Technology for the Common Good, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine

Tips on how to design for the blind.

Article by Oscar Gonzalez
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The author explains how to design for people using Assistive Technologies and offers 5 tips.

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Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs)

  • Accessibility, Augmented Reality, Cloud Computing, Customer Experience, Defining AI, Design, Design Theory, Development, Neurology, Neuroscience, Technology, Technology for the Common Good, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine
Article by Charles Adjovu
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Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs)
  • Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are interfaces for recording and processing neurological data and turning these data into an output.
  • Neurodata can be directly recorded, e.g., by a BCI, or indirectly recorded, e.g., an individual’s spinal cord.
  • There are particular privacy risks associated with BCIs that might need the following solutions:
    1. Encryption
    2. Local-first software
    3. Separation of data and compute (or edge computing)
    4. Access control layer
    5. Data cooperative
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Voice Search and Voice Interfaces 101

  • Accessibility, Artificial Intelligence, Conversational Design, Customer Experience, Design, Interaction Design, Technology, Technology for the Common Good, Usability, UX Education, UX Magazine, Voice & Natural Language

Typing search queries is gradually becoming an outdated artifact of the past and voice tech is becoming more useful and promising by the day. So what other prospects await for voice tech and why is it so special? We’re about to find out!

Article by Adam Fard
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Voice Search and Voice Interfaces 101
  • This article covers some essential voice search statistics, how people interact with voice interfaces, what can users do with voice and why startups should care about all of this.
  • Typing search queries is gradually becoming an outdated artifact of the past.
  • The author believes that the overwhelming consumer shift towards voice interfaces will inevitably lead to the mass adoption of this technology among startups.
  • How to Design a Voice Interface?
    • Pre-design Stage
    • The Main Design (user research, customer journey mapping, VUI competitor analysis, gathering requirements, prototyping, usability testing)
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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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Using UX Design to Build a Sustainable Future

  • Content Strategy, Design, Development, Form design, Human factors, Interaction Design, Product design, Technology, Technology for the Common Good

Transformation has to be driven by everybody, not just by climate groups, and we have a responsibility to use our influence to drive this.

Article by Katie O’ Connor
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What privacy pros can learn from service design

  • Accessibility, Consumer products, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Information Design and Architecture, Privacy and Data Security, Product design, Software as a Service, Technology, Technology for the Common Good, Usability

Things like technology, privacy, or accessibility aren’t plug-and-play components, but a vital part of what makes a service good for users.

Article by TJ Harrop, Tim de Sousa
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