@aweyenberg
Aaron Weyenberg · UX / Product developer

What is ?

I’m a 19 year old student from Poland. I want
to help you spread ideas. If you want me to, I
can translate videos into Polish.
From: Jan Pomianowski
To: TED
Subject: Translation

I want to translate your videos into Korean.
From: Stacy Hong
To: TED
Subject: Translation

If I could provide you with Hebrew subtitles,
would you host subtitled versions of the TED
talks?
From: Neil Jordan
To: TED
Subject: Translation

Open Translation Project
15k
volunteers
52k
translations
104
languages

We’d like to host an event with you in
Amsterdam.
Dear TED,

We’d like to host an event with you in
Brazil.
Dear TED,

We’d like to host an event with you in
China.
Dear TED,

We’d like to host an event with you in
Dubai.
Dear TED,

Photo: Jean-Jacques Halans

Photo: Bartosz Pawlik

Photo: Aaron Tang

Photo: Will Mworia

events around the world
9.6k
events
2.3k
cities
159
countries

It’s time to evolve.

Accommodate growing ecosystem
Redesign goals

Accommodate growing ecosystem
Reflect evolving mission
Redesign goals

Accommodate growing ecosystem
Reflect evolving mission
Modernize
Redesign goals

If you want to to fast, go alone. If
you want to go far, go together.
– African proverb

Good designers are good listeners.

Who are we designing for?

Archetypes
Newbie
Link follower
Researcher
Routiner
Commuter
Multitasker
Remoter
Gorger
Conversationalist
Language learner
Inspiration seeker
Completist

Archetypes
Portion of audienceHigh Low

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follow
er
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bie
Inspiration
seekerRoutiner
Com
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uter
M
ultitasker
Researcher
Conversationalist
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orger
Rem
oter
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learner
Com
pletist
Archetypes
Portion of audienceHigh Low

Browse mode
Rare Often
Frequency
Serendipitous
Specific

Browse mode
Rare Often
Remoter
Newbie,
Link follower
Inspiration
seeker
Non-English
Commuter,
Multitasker,
Routiner
Completist
Conversationalist
Researcher
Frequency
Serendipitous
Specific
Gorger

Understanding our audience helps
us identify the most valuable
features

Understanding our audience helps
us say “no”

Understanding our audience helps
us make design decisions

Understanding our audience helps
us prioritize

Photo: Mike Femia

Listening by testing
AND vs. OR

Interviews
Loosely guided, filmed, blend of
qualitative and quantitative data.

Guerilla
Done in the wild, close ended tasks,
great for mobile & tablets.

Rapid course correction
Iterative, small sample sizes, designed
to let us fail fast and cheap.

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Usabilityproblemsdiscovered
How many users do I need?
(Usability problem frequency: 30%)

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5 users gives us an
85% chance of catching
usability issues
How many users do I need?
(Usability problem frequency: 30%)

Listening to feedback
Opt-in Beta

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agile vs Agile

agile vs Agile

Release Listen & learn Fix & iterate Increase load
agile vs Agile

Release Listen & learn Fix & iterate Increase load
agile vs Agile

Listen & learn Fix & iterate Increase loadRelease
agile vs Agile

Fix & iterate Increase loadRelease Listen & learn
agile vs Agile

Release Listen & learn Fix & iterate Increase load
agile vs Agile

Release Listen & learn Fix & iterate Increase load
agile vs Agile

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Suggestions
Nostalgia
General feedback
Bugs

The new.ted.com is great, just the
thumbnail mouse over on the
main page is crazy, your goal is
nothing else but to avoid them.”
@schneidertobias
“

New TED redesign – mouseover
animations are overdone and I
wish they'd kill those multi-sized
thumbnail boxes already”
@jordansthings
“

You can definitely visit
new.ted.com - just make sure not
to hover over any of the talk
modules”
@twahlin
“

Listening from the war room
Full site switchover

March 3 March 4
Traffic to new site
1.7MM PV
200k PV

“1,700 talks and none of them are of soccer.”
Marcos

“Does an app exist that donates body to
science in case of death?”
Ernesto

“Is this possible, asteroids which come to earth
have big impact on earth, but if a system
which opens up in space and becomes big air
bag, can bounce them in different direction.”
Name not given

It’s just the beginning

I just wanted to thank everybody that's
contributing to TED by sharing all those
wonderful videos online. They inspire me a lot,
and in return I try to inspire others. You are like a
catalyst for making positive changes. I thank you
again for uploading truly life-changing information
to the Internet. Have a very nice day!”
Alice
“