The Futures of Finance: Insights from FXD 2021
In a system mired by frustrations, complexities, regulations, and shifting priorities, we have no shortage of obstacles to overcome. Leaders across the financial ecosystem are trying to understand and define what the future of finance holds. By tapping into Futures Thinking, a design strategy that prompts practitioners to reveal what could happen in the future due to decisions, actions, and issues occurring in the present, we can begin to unravel possible future horizons. At FXD, we challenged our leaders to imagine their own preferable futures of finance (plural because there is not one single future) by digging deep into the weight of history, push of the present, and pull of the future and the systems, barriers, and opportunities that each carries with it.
Is UX Freelancing a Fit For You?
Freelancing in UX design offers many benefits that in-house positions cannot, but it’s up to you to decide if it’s the right path for your career. These benefits include making your own schedule, choosing the projects you enjoy working on, and, in most cases, increasing your pay rate per project.
How to Run Meetings that Don’t Suck
Meetings are critical to the design process. It’s a shame they often suck. Fortunately, designers have the expertise to run engaging meetings with solid outcomes, and author Mike Jongbloet shows us how.
An Overview Of E-Commerce Platforms
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Did you know that bandwidth overage charges are (still) a problem and most users prefer not to rely on a developer? Well, I talked to 917 (real-life) users and created a guide to help others find the e-commerce software that suits them best.
I completed this guide by searching for websites built with e-commerce software (you can verify by looking at the source code — certain code strings are unique to the software). Once I found a website, I (or one of my virtual assistants) would email the owner and ask if they’d recommend a particular software. Typically, they’d reply and I’d record their response in a spreadsheet (and personally thank them).
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Every Week is a Design Sprint
David Pazstor’s team at UX Studio was doing design sprints before they were cool. In this article he shares what they’ve learned so far, how they’ve adapted the original idea of design sprints to their team, and some ideas about adopting design sprints to continuous development.
Becoming A Better Facilitator
Facilitation in the broadest sense means helping or enabling people to achieve a positive outcome. It’s an important and often under-appreciated skill fo…
Becoming A Better Facilitator
Facilitation in the broadest sense means helping or enabling people to achieve a positive outcome. It’s an important and often under-appreciated skill fo…