UX, ethnography and possibilities: for Libraries, Museums and ArchivesNed Potter
1) The document discusses how the University of York Library has used various user experience (UX) techniques like ethnographic observation and interviews to better understand user needs and behaviors.
2) Some changes implemented based on UX findings include installing hot water taps, changing hours, and adding blankets - aimed at improving the small details of user experience.
3) The presentation encourages other libraries, archives and museums to try incorporating UX techniques like behavioral mapping and cognitive interviews to inform design changes that enhance services for users.
The document discusses designing teams and processes to adapt to changing needs. It recommends structuring teams so members can work within their competencies and across projects fluidly with clear roles and expectations. The design process should support the team and their work, and be flexible enough to change with team, organization, and project needs. An effective team culture builds an environment where members feel free to be themselves, voice opinions, and feel supported.
The document discusses macro and micro level economic development strategies. It covers Joseph Schumpeter's business cycle theory, macro-level economic development policies, and micro-level economic development policies. At the macro level, it discusses dynamic systems, industry clusters, innovation, and environmental policies as factors for economic development strategies. It also discusses the relationships between different actors in the economic system, including producers, consumers, and competitors.
Plato and the Pre-Socratic philosophers attempted to explain reality through reason alone, without reference to myth or religion. They debated questions about the fundamental nature of reality and whether it is one or many. Plato believed in eternal "Forms" that were the perfect essence of things in the world, which were imperfect copies. Aristotle rejected Plato's theory of Forms and argued reality is composed of both matter and form, with accidents being non-essential features and essences being defining characteristics. This document provides an overview of the major philosophers from Thales to Aristotle and some of the key debates around the nature of reality, knowledge, and ethics.
The document discusses Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which established that there is an inherent limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle, like position and momentum, can be known. It explains that the act of measurement disturbs the system being measured in quantum mechanics, unlike in classical mechanics. This introduces an unavoidable uncertainty and means one can never know both position and momentum of a particle exactly at the same time. Examples are given to illustrate how this effect is negligible at macroscopic scales but significant at the quantum level.
