Exercises and guidance to move forward in your mentorship journey with Purpose, Priority, Pitch, and Promise.
- Purpose: Understand your current concerns and drivers for change.
- Priority: Identify the most impactful items and your vision of success.
- Pitch: Practice clear and concise communication.
- Promise: Get into a mindset that fosters productive conversations.
Mentoring is a critical part of your professional growth. As a UX Coffee Hours mentor, I’ve had the privilege of advising dozens of designers and students and helping them progress to the next level of their careers. …
Are your high schoolers learning to code this year? YoUthXDesign introduces them to user experience design and fundamental product design concepts to build apps people will love.
Download the printable PDF below. Want guided instruction? Register for the 3-day YoUthXDesign Virtual Design Camp from July 8–10, 2020.
What’s the difference between user experience design and app development?
User experience design focuses on understanding what problem to solve, exploring ideas to generate solutions, designing the details, and optimizing the usability of systems and applications. In short, UX design determines the why and defines the what, whereas app development or programming enables the how.
User experience is the perception that users or customers have about their interactions with a product or a service. A good user experience, for example, is when an app has the features or functionality that…
The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled me to reflect on my core values as a manager and leader. How do I get my team through this?
I watch with curiosity as the soupy undercurrent of emotions trickle or spill out of people, even me. These outbursts can erode or strengthen relationships. It’s hard enough to connect and align in person, but working together remotely makes it extra challenging.
Maintaining trust is crucial to getting through these uncertain times
Why? Because it encourages open communication, fosters an environment of psychological safety, and enables agility in overcoming obstacles. Trust allows teams continue to operate effectively even though each person can be like a bag of emotions with cracks here and there. It makes it safe to take risks. I’d like to share the intentions that I keep in…
Patricia Basuel
UX Design & Product Leader
