Balanced Team SF Salon Welcome and HistoryBalanced Team
Introduction to the Balanced Team group for a Salon at Carbon Five in the Spring of 2014 from Courtney Hemphill @chemphill
Presented at the Balanced Team San Francisco Salon
April 24, 2014
http://www.balancedteam.org/2014/04/30/salons-and-such-april-sf-salon-at-carbon-five/
Building Balanced Team Culture from Day One (Moses Hohman)Balanced Team
Wearing many hats is typical in early startups, so you would think there would be no problem being a balanced team. But even at an early stage there are many opportunities for imbalance, and these can have long-term effects on company culture. Moses will present what some of these opportunities are, principles for counterbalancing them, and solicit our discussion.
See also http://www.balancedteam.org/balconf-2011-resources/ for other Balanced Team Conference presentations.
Linking UX Ideas for an Aha Moment from Non-EmpathizersBalanced Team
Chris Nodder, Chris Nodder Consulting
I will describe a specific set of tools I've been using in a particular order that really helps all the members of a project (makers, monetizers and managers) understand user needs and build for those needs. None of the methods I use are new, but by focusing on the idea of empathizers and systemizers I ensure that there is sufficient continuity between the activities we perform that non-empathizers can still understand that they are not the user, and agree on a sensible user-centric way forward. This stops arguments and focuses everyone on the team towards customer based solutions.
There is always a paper trail back to observed user data. There is always enough information pinned to the wall that people can point and say "see, this is why we're doing what we are doing". There is always enough verification built in to the process that we know whether we're on track before we invest in code. I'll describe the concept of systemizers and empathizers, share the set of tools I use and show the flow of information between each tool.
Balanced Team SF Salon Welcome and HistoryBalanced Team
Introduction to the Balanced Team group for a Salon at Carbon Five in the Spring of 2014 from Courtney Hemphill @chemphill
Presented at the Balanced Team San Francisco Salon
April 24, 2014
http://www.balancedteam.org/2014/04/30/salons-and-such-april-sf-salon-at-carbon-five/
Building Balanced Team Culture from Day One (Moses Hohman)Balanced Team
Wearing many hats is typical in early startups, so you would think there would be no problem being a balanced team. But even at an early stage there are many opportunities for imbalance, and these can have long-term effects on company culture. Moses will present what some of these opportunities are, principles for counterbalancing them, and solicit our discussion.
See also http://www.balancedteam.org/balconf-2011-resources/ for other Balanced Team Conference presentations.
Linking UX Ideas for an Aha Moment from Non-EmpathizersBalanced Team
Chris Nodder, Chris Nodder Consulting
I will describe a specific set of tools I've been using in a particular order that really helps all the members of a project (makers, monetizers and managers) understand user needs and build for those needs. None of the methods I use are new, but by focusing on the idea of empathizers and systemizers I ensure that there is sufficient continuity between the activities we perform that non-empathizers can still understand that they are not the user, and agree on a sensible user-centric way forward. This stops arguments and focuses everyone on the team towards customer based solutions.
There is always a paper trail back to observed user data. There is always enough information pinned to the wall that people can point and say "see, this is why we're doing what we are doing". There is always enough verification built in to the process that we know whether we're on track before we invest in code. I'll describe the concept of systemizers and empathizers, share the set of tools I use and show the flow of information between each tool.