The document discusses the application of Lean UX principles at TheLadders during an Agile Experience Design Meetup in June 2011. Key learnings include the importance of solving problems collaboratively and focusing on user experiences rather than deliverables. The approach emphasizes rapid iteration, prototyping, and internal validations to enhance design while minimizing waste.

1. Lean UX in practice at TheLaddersHigh five!Agile Experience Design Meetup – June 2nd, 2011, NYC

2. We’re hiring!Designers, developers and more…Job site for professionals earning $100k or more and the recruiters/employers looking to hire them.#LeanUX | @jboogie

3. Our first attempts at merging Agile and UX..well…Where others had failed, so did we#LeanUX | @jboogie

5. So we iterated the processAgain and again.#LeanUX | @jboogiehttp://lauriesims.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/repeat.jpg

6. We learned (at least) two big things…#LeanUX | @jboogie

7. 1. Solve problems together#LeanUX | @jboogie

8. Problem-statement focusNot features#LeanUX | @jboogiehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mims/326748812/sizes/l/

9. Solve the problem togetherAs opposed to implementing someone else’s solution#LeanUX | @jboogiehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mims/326748812/sizes/l/

10. 2. Focus on experiences, not deliverables#LeanUX | @jboogie

11. Lean UXInspired by Lean Startup and Agile development theories, it’s the practice of bringing the true nature of our work to light faster, with less emphasis on deliverables and greater focus on the actual experience being designed.#LeanUX | @jboogie

12. It goes a little something like this…Initially focused on just the UX folksPrototypeConceptValidate InternallyTest ExternallyLearn from user behaviorIterate#LeanUX | @jboogie

13. The only thing being removed is waste.You leave that stuff laying around and it starts to stink!#LeanUX | @jboogiehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mims/326748812/sizes/l/

14. Example of Lean UX at workBeginning sketch#LeanUX | @jboogie

15. Example of Lean UX at workPhotoshop hack#LeanUX | @jboogie

16. Example of Lean UX at workVisual design#LeanUX | @jboogie

17. Example of Lean UX at workLive site#LeanUX | @jboogiehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mims/326748812/sizes/l/

18. Let’s meet the team…Formed to solve the Connections problemBen BurtonSoftware DeveloperGreg JonesSoftware DeveloperMatt GundelQA EngineerAdrian JankProduct Manager@adrianjank@bjburton