TODAY:
Make Meaningful Work
(Designing Projects for
Success)
Dan Szuc
User Experience
Professionals
Association
International
Check out our new
Short Courses. Learn
more at:
https://uxpa.org/
shortcourses
Check out our
upcoming webinars.
Learn more at:
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webinars
UXPA 2017 GOALS
1.  Provide more UX resources to
UX Professionals
2.  Improve brand consistency
3.  Improve our “International” UXPA
“MAKE MEANINGFUL WORK
(DESIGNING PROJECTS FOR SUCCESS)”
@dszuc
dszuc@apogeehk.com
Your character card
Why “Make Meaningful
Work?”
Challenges
Challenges Challenges
Challenges Challenges
Practices
Practices
Practices
PracticesMeaningful
Character, Meaning & Impact
Dimensions
Shuhari: a mental model for
the phases of mastery
Shu
Ha
Ri
Practice Tree
•  Tools
•  Process
•  Deliverables
•  Measurements
•  Tools
•  Process
•  Deliverables
•  Measurements
•  Practices
•  Tools
•  Process
•  Deliverables
•  Measurements
•  Practices
•  Observing
•  Prioritizing
•  Connecting
•  Zooming in/out
•  Exploring
•  Revising
•  Adapting
•  Encouraging
•  Helping
•  Stopping
•  Listening
•  Learning
•  Reflecting
•  Experimenting
•  Storytelling
•  Arguing
•  Probing
•  Overlaying
•  Patience
•  Aggregating
•  Influencing
•  Tools
•  Process
•  Deliverables
•  Measurements
•  Practices
•  Observing
•  Prioritizing
•  Connecting
•  Zooming in/out
•  Exploring
•  Revising
•  Adapting
•  Encouraging
•  Helping
•  Stopping
•  Listening
•  Learning
•  Reflecting
•  Experimenting
•  Storytelling
•  Arguing
•  Probing
•  Overlaying
•  Patience
•  Aggregating
•  Influencing
Practice Cards
•  Tools
•  Process
•  Deliverables
•  Measurements
•  Practices
•  Observing
•  Prioritizing
•  Connecting
•  Zooming in/out
•  Exploring
•  Revising
•  Adapting
•  Encouraging
•  Helping
•  Stopping
•  Listening
•  Learning
•  Reflecting
•  Experimenting
•  Storytelling
•  Arguing
•  Probing
•  Overlaying
•  Patience
•  Aggregating
•  Influencing
Practice Cards
Practice Card: Respect
Description:
Benefits:
Activities:
Think:
Consider how respect help make meaningful work Body Heart Mind
Practice
Card
Have due regard for someone’s feelings, wishes or rights.
Respect is a way of treating or thinking about something or
someone.
•  Naturally humble
•  Make others feel valuable
•  Trust & safe
•  Belong
•  Open & helpful
•  Harmony among people
•  Think/consider from other’s point of view
•  Allows you to reflect on why you respect someone
•  Enhances listening
•  Creates openness
•  Righteous
•  Break down respect, to you and others
•  Think of someone you respect and why you respect
them.
•  Think of something you do and why it deserves respect.
•  Think of someone you don’t respect and why
•  Think about a cause you do and don’t respect and why
•  Take the time to understand the education that someone
received
•  Take the time to understand the schools you attended,
someone’s family history, to discuss the article you both
just read together
3 x practices you
are strong in
&
3 x practices you
are deficient in
3 x Elements to“Make
Meaningful Work?”
Dave Gray ‒
“Liminal Thinking”)
Intersections between
disciplines
Perspectives
Connecting the dots
Key reflections
Thank You
Daniel Szuc
dszuc@apogeehk.com

Make Meaningful Work

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    TODAY: Make Meaningful Work (DesigningProjects for Success) Dan Szuc User Experience Professionals Association International Check out our new Short Courses. Learn more at: https://uxpa.org/ shortcourses Check out our upcoming webinars. Learn more at: http://uxpa.org/event/ webinars UXPA 2017 GOALS 1.  Provide more UX resources to UX Professionals 2.  Improve brand consistency 3.  Improve our “International” UXPA
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    “MAKE MEANINGFUL WORK (DESIGNINGPROJECTS FOR SUCCESS)” @dszuc dszuc@apogeehk.com
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    •  Tools •  Process • Deliverables •  Measurements •  Practices •  Observing •  Prioritizing •  Connecting •  Zooming in/out •  Exploring •  Revising •  Adapting •  Encouraging •  Helping •  Stopping •  Listening •  Learning •  Reflecting •  Experimenting •  Storytelling •  Arguing •  Probing •  Overlaying •  Patience •  Aggregating •  Influencing
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    •  Tools •  Process • Deliverables •  Measurements •  Practices •  Observing •  Prioritizing •  Connecting •  Zooming in/out •  Exploring •  Revising •  Adapting •  Encouraging •  Helping •  Stopping •  Listening •  Learning •  Reflecting •  Experimenting •  Storytelling •  Arguing •  Probing •  Overlaying •  Patience •  Aggregating •  Influencing Practice Cards
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    •  Tools •  Process • Deliverables •  Measurements •  Practices •  Observing •  Prioritizing •  Connecting •  Zooming in/out •  Exploring •  Revising •  Adapting •  Encouraging •  Helping •  Stopping •  Listening •  Learning •  Reflecting •  Experimenting •  Storytelling •  Arguing •  Probing •  Overlaying •  Patience •  Aggregating •  Influencing Practice Cards
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    Practice Card: Respect Description: Benefits: Activities: Think: Considerhow respect help make meaningful work Body Heart Mind Practice Card Have due regard for someone’s feelings, wishes or rights. Respect is a way of treating or thinking about something or someone. •  Naturally humble •  Make others feel valuable •  Trust & safe •  Belong •  Open & helpful •  Harmony among people •  Think/consider from other’s point of view •  Allows you to reflect on why you respect someone •  Enhances listening •  Creates openness •  Righteous •  Break down respect, to you and others •  Think of someone you respect and why you respect them. •  Think of something you do and why it deserves respect. •  Think of someone you don’t respect and why •  Think about a cause you do and don’t respect and why •  Take the time to understand the education that someone received •  Take the time to understand the schools you attended, someone’s family history, to discuss the article you both just read together
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    3 x Elementsto“Make Meaningful Work?”
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