Being a UX Team of One

Who is? The Team of One is a state of mind.

Design, User testing, Research, Discovery, IA, Prototyping, Development, Documentation, Evagelism

#1 Get comfortable with Pen & Paper

(important because the form allows others outside our discipline to feel they can work with you - facilitation tool)

#2 Think Big Picture

Everybody should understand the decisions we're making as we're making them. (allusion to sketch boards)

#3 Be a Good Host

Invite people in who are not designers - to pick up a pen, sketch your ideas on paper and start sharing.

Every single one of those people have an opinion of the project - and it will come out eventually. Better to get it out before code.

#4 Decorate your space.

Show your work. People think of design as an end-point - they don't understand the process. Expose your thinking as you go along.

#5 Clarify UX goals

Business Needs + User Needs = Design Criteria

A great user experience is something that's tangible and pungent and something you are going to return to.

for more info on this subject

(previous link broken, use this one) www.tinyurl.com/designcr...