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Why do we struggle to act on climate change? In this video, Father of UX design, Don Norman, sheds light on the key reasons behind our inaction. Don will explain why we humans react more effectively to immediate threats and why we often don’t understand and address longer-term, slower-moving, complex problems that don't have immediate, visible symptoms. Don will also investigate why successful an…

Are you excited to do good for humanity? Would you like to help solve the world’s biggest problems such as climate change, hunger and eliminate excess waste? If yes, that’s a good start. But what happens when you get ignored? Because you will most likely get ignored, because designers most often are at the bottom of the hierarchy. So, what can you do? In these videos you’ll learn how grandfather …

Incrementalism or muddling through offers a flexible way to approach complex problems. However, pitching to funders who want to see concrete results from their investments can be difficult. To address this, Don Norman offers a modified version of incrementalism that borrows concepts from software development. Here he explains the idea of incremental modular design. Key Features of Incremental Mod…

Personas give focus—they help you make decisions and design products and services that delight users. These decisions typically end up as features in your system. However, most systems have users with a broad range of abilities and skills. This broad range doesn’t change the features you should include in your solution, but it does affect how you implement them. New and infrequent users benefit f…

Why bother with personas? Why not "users"? Because the way you see someone shapes the way you design for them. We are accustomed to referring to people by their roles, but this practice is dehumanizing. When you use role labels, you quickly forget that these are real people, just like your family or friends. And just like your acquaintances, these real people have different abilities, behaviors, …

Affinity diagramming is almost too good to be true. Write on some sticky notes, arrange them, and…that’s it. But don’t let its simplicity fool you. With affinity diagrams in your toolbox, you’ll have the power to bridge the gap between research and results. Begin with Affinity Notes Affinity diagrams start as a collection of user observations in the form of affinity notes. They are typically writ…

Preconceptions and biases are like a faulty compass. Whether they creep in through researchers, project teams, or your organization, they throw your user research off course. Enter grounded theory: a proven social research method that keeps your compass pointing true north. With grounded theory, you’ll build solutions that address real problems for your users—not those you’ve imagined. Grounded t…

Why do so many products and services fail to meet users' needs? Do we not have the right tools? Or perhaps our users just aren't smart enough for our designs? All wrong! The truth is, the tools used in traditional software development don't cut it if we want to genuinely understand users and design for them. The solution lies in personas, and you'll discover why below. What are Personas? “Persona…

How to Build Agentic AI Workflows for Product Design: Go from Prompts to Systems 1-Hour Master Class with Rafael Hernandez, Lead Product Designer at T. Rowe Price Register now — you'll get a recording even if you can't attend! In this Master Class, you will: - Get excited about moving beyond one-off AI prompts to designing repeatable, multi-step workflows that support real design tasks across the…

The Fashion UX Framework: Become a Trend-Proof UX Designer In this Master Class, you'll: - Get excited about a fashion UX-focused way to read what's coming next. This is your Hype Detox: Learn to spot durable shifts like Authentic AI before they reshape customer trust and expectations, separate what actually matters from expensive distractions, and finally feel ahead of the curve instead of chasi…

Vibe Coding for Everyone: Build and Launch Real Products with AI In this Master Class, you’ll: - Get excited about a faster, simpler way to go from idea to working product. You’ll discover how to leverage AI across research, design, and development, and walk away ready to build something of your own, no code required. - Make yourself invaluable as someone who owns the whole process, not just one …

Meaningful design feedback is essential to the collaborative and iterative design process, and it’s equally important for UX/UI designers, graphic designers, product managers and most creative professionals. However, getting design feedback from clients can be one of the most painful aspects of the job. Morgane Peng, Design Director at Societe Generale, sums up the common types of feedback design…

UX designers design every interface to be as intuitive and easy to use as possible, and to do this, and they rely on “design thinking,” a step-by-step guide to the UX design process. Let's explore the UX design process and look at common tasks in each UX design phase and which roles are responsible for them. The user experience design cycle can be unpredictable. Every project will have different …

Creativity is a massive appeal factor for designers (and those who enjoy what we do!) as they bring to bear their creative talents and skill sets on projects and dazzle users, customers, and the brand themselves who launch their design solutions. With that said, though—and for all the digital products that reach the target audience spot-on—things can get more than a little confusing on the hiring…

The hamburger menu—with its three horizontal lines—simplifies website navigation. Not every interface benefits from its use, but it can help in certain scenarios. That’s why it’s vital to understand when it shines and when alternatives might serve users better. So, learn the pros and cons of using this small—yet effective—icon and implement the best practices for effective application. Have you e…

Externalization of uncovered tacit knowledge is important, but how do you make that valuable tacit knowledge explicit in a way so you can use it more effectively? Often, this is easier when we’re forced to compare things as we may be able to articulate the difference between things even if we struggle to find the words to describe the critical features of any or either on its own. In this video, …

Nature is circular. Nothing ever goes to waste. The banana peel we discard degrades into nutritious compost for plants. Even the remains of deceased animals and humans disintegrate into the soil. Human engineering and design, on the other hand, are linear processes. And that has put us on a one-way highway to a global wasteland. How can we move from linear economies to a more natural, circular on…

“We live in the age of technology and luxury, but we also live in the age of waste,” Don Norman explains. In this video, the grandfather of User Experience Design, Don Norman unpacks the world of waste we have collectively generated. He examines aspects of our daily lives that we take for granted and sheds light on the consequences of modern life. You’ll learn that we can and should make a differ…

Tree Testing reveals where users lose their way in your navigation. It’s a focused approach to evaluate a site's navigational structure. But it’s more useful in certain scenarios—so, you need to understand where you’ll benefit from tree testing the most. Learn about the pros and cons of testing tools so you can make informed decisions about their application. Did you know that unclear navigation …