Do you have a startup idea that you’ve been meaning to develop or thinking about adding a new type of service to implement? If you’ve been doing the conventional way of developing new products and services, chances are you’re following this format: You make prototypes of your idea or create a blueprint of your supposedly… Continue reading Designing Meaningful Products and Services Using the Behavior-First-Design-Later Approach
What I Mean When I Write “Nestled Within a Comma’s Curve”
Months ago, a curious stranger who stumbled upon my Twitter profile asked: what the heck do I mean when I write “nestled within a comma’s curve” as my whereabouts in this corner of the universe? I began using the phrase around three years ago when I felt uncomfortable sharing my exact location on my social… Continue reading What I Mean When I Write “Nestled Within a Comma’s Curve”
UX Research: To Be There as Little as Possible
Yesterday, I came across this gem by design researcher and strategist Audrey Crane on the qualities of a good UX research moderator and its similarities to a crystal goblet. What struck me the most about this short article is Audrey’s analogy. Here’s my favorite part: As a researcher, I believe my job is to be… Continue reading UX Research: To Be There as Little as Possible
3 Things that Copywriters & UX Writers Do Besides Writing
A new acquaintance asked me recently if I’m one of those writers who is a perpetual insomniac, scribbles poems at the back of receipts, and lives on copious amounts of alcohol so I can write drunk, edit sober. Plus, do I deliberately seek heartbreaks and drama in real life so I can have the best… Continue reading 3 Things that Copywriters & UX Writers Do Besides Writing
Just a Quick List of My Favorite Podcasts in 2017
While listening to Headspace Radio’s newest podcast episode on relationships this morning, I had a couple of aha moments with my own relationships (not just the romantic kind but with friends and family too). Consequently, I also realized that I had the same aha moments while listening to a number of podcasts the entire year. Listening to… Continue reading Just a Quick List of My Favorite Podcasts in 2017