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AI as a Research Participant: Tips, Tools, and Techniques 

  • Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Science, Contextual User Studies, Defining AI, Direct Observation Research, Emotion, Human factors, Interviews, New and Emerging Technologies

A Conversation with Marina Zhukova, PhD Student at UCSB and OneReach.ai Academic Fellow.

Article by Marina Zhukova
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AI as a Research Participant: Tips, Tools, and Techniques 
  • The article discusses the research into how emojis influence online communication, conducted using GPT-3.5 Turbo, and highlights the findings and challenges in incorporating AI into studies.
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The 7 Deadly Snares of Strategy

  • Business UX Leaders, Direct Observation Research, Internal Company Dynamics, Strategy

Cautionary Tales of Dominance to Downfall.

Article by Nate Schloesser
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The 7 Deadly Snares of Strategy
  • The article delves into seven critical strategic snares through real-world case studies, offering valuable lessons for businesses in navigating the complex landscape of modern business strategy.
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Pilot Error, Chapanis and The Shape of Things to Come

  • Contextual User Studies, Design, Direct Observation Research, Research Methods and Techniques, The Evolution of Research

How Alphonse Chapanis, a young psychologist, saved the lives of WWII pilots through clever design.

Article by David Hall
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Pilot Error, Chapanis and The Shape of Things to Come
  • The article delves into how Alphonse Chapanis, a pioneering psychologist, transformed aircraft design during World War II. The author expertly illustrates the power of thoughtful design in high-pressure environments.
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Design Fictions

  • Design, Design Theory, Direct Observation Research, UX Education, UX World Changing Ideas
Article by Joanna Ngai
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Design Fictions
  • Nowadays, people tend to change their online behavior because of the constant feeling of surveillance – this phenomenon is called the “chilling effect”. It affects all users, however, younger Internet users are more aware of their privacy navigation.
  • Nothing is private now – every realm of human life stays on the Internet forever.
  • Under such circumstances, the design’s future trajectory is not something the author is comfortable with. She advises always considering whether what you’re building helps increase sustainability while making design decisions.
  • Technology should remain a tool, design should satisfy a need, and neither should cause a decrease in human agency by pandering to our primary instincts. According to the author, negative drawbacks are something a designer should always keep in mind.
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How We Listened to Our Users and Made a Better Product

  • Behavioral Science, Business Value and ROI, Content Strategy, Contextual User Studies, Customer Experience, Direct Observation Research, Empathy, Enterprise Products, Interaction Design
Three Tried and Tested Ways to Understand What Users Want
Article by Antonio Rotolo
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How We Listened to Our Users and Made a Better Product

Users may know their needs and problems but it can be difficult to articulate them. In this article, the author provides a brief exploration of some approaches that might be helpful.

  1. Analysing users’ behaviour and their interaction with the product.
  2. Talking to users
  3. Collecting feedback and conducting A/B testing to iterate from ideas.

Read the full article to learn how the founders at Ludwig used this approach on their product.

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Inside the Design Process to Protect People’s Health on Public Transit

  • Accessibility, Automotive, Behavioral Science, Direct Observation Research, Empathy, Human factors

Who could have imagined the new vocabulary, behaviors, and habits we’d all acquire in one short year?

Article by Sarah Rich
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