by Chris Gray | Jul 13, 2017 | Usability Testing, User Interviews, User Research, UX Research, UX training
Moderating a usability test is a critical skill for all UXers. Whether you are a dedicated researcher or an interaction designer, the ability to gain feedback, with minimal bias, is critical to putting the ‘user’ in user experience. I find the practice of...
by Chris Gray | Aug 25, 2016 | Design Sprint, Melbourne, UX, UX design, UX Research, UX training
A Design Sprint checklist will help you to determine whether or not you should run a Design Sprint. At UX Australia 2016 Chris presented 5 steps to running a successful design sprint which included this checklist. A Design Sprint is a 4 or 5 day workshop that...
by Selena Kearney | Apr 14, 2016 | Agile, Strategic Research, tactical research, Teams, User Research, UX Research
I recently had a great email exchange with a fellow UXer, Ron, a Senior User Experience Researcher at CA Technologies, about fitting Strategic research into Agile work environments. It was an insightful discussion for both of us and one that I thought would be great...
by Chris Gray | Oct 15, 2015 | Agile, Design Research, Design Sprint, Lean ux, Melbourne, prototype, User centered design, User experience, User Research, UX, UX design, UX Research, workshop
This post follows on from ‘Research in Agile Environments’. Creating successful products in fast moving, competitive environments is a challenge facing many teams. How do you quickly explore new concepts? And how do you identify which are likely to be...
by Chris Gray | Jun 24, 2015 | Agile, Design Research, UX, UX Research
The increased adoption of the agile development process within the digital industry can presents a challenge for incorporating rigorous research as part of the design process, particularly in the way that we have traditionally approached research. This is due to the...
by Chris Gray | Jun 4, 2015 | Melbourne, Training, User centered design, UX, UX design, UX Research, UX training
I’ve loved teaching during my time as a UX practitioner, I really see the value in imparting knowledge to others in this industry, and training is one way to do this. Along this path I recently finished teaching the User Experience Design course at General Assembly...
