How to "Do" Lean UX in 5 Easy Steps

How To “Do” Lean UX in 5 Easy Steps
Ignite: Lean Startup – June 22nd, 2011 -- NYC
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Traditional design worked well for a while
Though it was tedious
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Help me!!
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In the startup world, traditional design is a bottleneck
No, not a beer bottleneck
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http://www.freakingnews.com/Bottle-Neck-Pics-36343.asp

Lean UX removes the bottleneck
The focus is on the experience, not the deliverable
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http://petticoatsandpistols.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/bottleneck.jpg

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Collaborative problem solving
Not just for that late-night figuring out how to turn your old Nintendo into a bong anymore
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http://bitchesandweed.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/crazy-bong-19.jpg?w=560

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Solve the problem together
As opposed to implementing someone else’s solution
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Outcome, not output
Create just enough design to get started
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Sketching
It’s all the rage!
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Example of sketching at work
V1 of the UI
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Sketching brings experiences to life faster
Launched UI
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Prototype it!
Because it may not work out the way you had it in your head
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Get the experience out there, not the document
Act it out if you have to
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Pair up!
But do it, cross-functionally
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Pairing saves time
It also levels the playing field
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http://hoveringartdirectors.tumblr.com/page/2

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Pairing sets designers free, man
…and empowers developers!
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Style guides!
The cause of, and solution, all your UX problems
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They’re good for developers too!
Creates a reusable asset library and point from which to start
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Recapping…
For those of you who’ve been drinking…
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Thanks!
Call me. Let’s chat.
@jboogie
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How to "Do" Lean UX in 5 Easy Steps

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