1.9 - How to adopt the right attitude towards your UX work Flashcards
(17 cards)
What’s most important is that you develop fro UX?
Your attitude towards learning (and practicing) UX design.
To become a mature, hireable UX designer, you will need to develop professionally on three key aspects:
- UX design skills
- Communication skills
- Attitude towards problems
It goes without saying that you cannot be a UX design professional without…
Honing your skills in UX design tools and methodologies
Developing your ________ and _______ is so important for a successful career in UX design
- communication skills
- problem-solving attitude
The third aspect of a professional UX designer is the right attitude towards _________________.
problem solving
Each design solution is unique and tailored to the _______________ of a ________________, or project specification and scope.
- individual needs
- certain client
To face wicked problems and navigate through conflicting requirements, you will need a _________ and a certain mentality towards ____________.
- courage of heart
- solving problems
As a UX designer, you will need to exhibit __________, the ability to ___________, natural ___________ and a commitment to thorough and methodical approaches by ______________.
- passion
- take initiative
- curiosity
- trial and error
As a UX designer, you need to connect to a real ____________ problem.
business
Most changes in working life are made for the good of ______________.
the business
Being curious is important so you can understand ________________________________ a certain way while also being open to try new ideas.
why something was done
You don’t need to roll the dice daily throughout your career, but you do need to _________________ and ____________________.
- step outside of your comfort zone
- reach for more-challenging objectives
An environment that doesn’t help you develop in any of our three core areas ( ___________, ___________, ___________ ) is not worth your time.
- UX design skills
- Communication skills
- Attitude towards problems
Remember to practice and show not just _________ but also your willingness to _____________, address its components and use your_______________ skills to analyze the problem and demonstrate the results.
- technical ability
- break a problem down
- communication
What are Wicked Problems?
are problems with many interdependent factors making them seem impossible to solve.
Wicked problems in UX design are… (3 points)
A - An opportunity to learn and develop yourself as a designer
B - Something better left to the experts
C - A dark pattern of design that influences user behaviors
A
A UX portfolio… (1 point)
A - Only contains examples of the end designs you have created
B - Contains a list of the skills you have fully—or partially—mastered
C - Contains examples of work demonstrating the process you took to arrive at a final design
C
