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This month in Ask UXmatters, our expert panel discusses how to create presentations for development teams versus executive teams. Since both teams support the creation of products, but deal with different aspects of creating them, they need different information that is tailored to the goals of their role in the company.
Development teams need information that affects their implementation efforts directly, including many design details. You must tailor the information you present to developers to the team’s current stage of the design process. In contrast, the executive team needs to understand how your work fits into the company’s objectives. To help busy executives absorb the information you’re providing, your presentations should begin with your conclusions. Read More
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”—commonly attributed to Mark Twain
Despite our technological advances, it seems that things just keep getting worse. Overpopulation, terrorism, natural disasters, lack of food and resources, crime, income inequality, and access to education are just some of the things with which humanity is contending. It makes one long for the good old days.
But is this perception of the world correct?
A critical skill for UX professionals is the ability to recognize our biases and evaluate the quality of the information we consume and develop. By recognizing the errors in our perception and in the information at hand, we can improve decision-making for ourselves and our teams. Read More