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User-centered
Practices
With Apps You Already Use
I’m Nate
I build digital communities and help companies engage with
their users.
We’ve all heard that good design is born
through a conversation with users.
Building in public
Openly developing a project, either with
user contributions or feedback (or both).
Noteable examples
Remarkably few companies do and
fewer do it well.
It’s hard to engage users on a budget.
Even more difficult in new product
development.
User’s help:
Validate
Optimize
Q/A
MT
Evangelize
Market
Great when you want...
to test an idea
feedback on a prototype
to start work on new features/accessories
to field test a finished product
to crowdsource anything
exposure
Not so great for
Brand new product development.
(but not always)
Forums
Classic option
Pro Con
Easy to deploy Managing another platform
Familiar Outdated
Robust Heavy
Pros and cons
Alternatively
Facebook
Facebook ads
Cost effective reach
Easy to manage
Future dividends
Facebook pages
Community
Easy two-way contact
Dedicated page
Twitter
Tweetdeck
Outreach
Social listening
Relationship building
Slack
Slack
Contextual communication
File sharing
Archiving
Google drive
Docs
Collaboration
Procedures
Prototyping
Presentations
Onboarding
Wireframing
Forms
Sign ups
Prototyping
Google Hangout
Google hangout
User interviews
Demonstration
Observation
Sample workflow
Find users > Get to know users > Test project
Facebook/Twitter > Slack > Google Drive/Hangout
Case study
Keen Home beta program
Keen Home beta program
1. Facebook page for
recruiting fans
Keen Home beta program
1. Facebook page for
recruiting fans
2. Tweetdeck for recruiting
people experiencing the
problem
Keen Home beta program
1. Facebook page for
recruiting fans
2. Tweetdeck for recruiting
people experiencing the
problem
3. Slack for community,
announcements, tasks,
feedback
Keen Home beta program
1. Facebook page for
recruiting fans
2. Tweetdeck for recruiting
people experiencing the
problem
3. Slack for community,
announcements, tasks,
feedback
4. Google Docs for program
plans
Keen Home beta program
1. Facebook page for
recruiting fans
2. Tweetdeck for recruiting
people experiencing the
problem
3. Slack for community,
announcements, tasks,
feedback
4. Google Docs for program
plans
5. Google Hangout to
interview users/demo the
Result
Discovered critical hardware, firmware, and software issues well before launch.
Built strong relationships with over 100 users before shipping.
Have a growing pool of beta testers for future products.
Developed a marketing and product development strategy based on user
feedback and engagement.
In conclusion
Practices
1) Find users (through social networks)
In conclusion
Practices
1) Find users (through social networks)
2) Bring users together (on Slack)
In conclusion
Practices
1) Find users (through social networks)
2) Bring users together (on Slack)
3) Plan openly (in Google Drive)
In conclusion
Practices
1) Find users (through social networks)
2) Bring users together (on Slack)
3) Plan openly (in Google Drive)
4) Get some face time (with the help Google Hangout)
Go forth and build with your users

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User centered practices with apps you already use

Editor's Notes

  1. Introduction - go around the room and ask everyone to: Introduce themselves Say what they build Say why they signed up for this class.
  2. About me: How I got started What lead me to create this class What I hope people will get out of it.
  3. We are beat over the head with calls to embrace users in our process. Central to Agile product development The surge in popularity around UI/UX design fuels interest in users Community management is growing in popularity, entailing deeper collaboration with users.