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The Problem with Design Research
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- Too many people believe their design research method is the only correct one. So who's right? In this provocative panel, Jared Spool, Joshua Porter, and Robert Hoekman, Jr., unite for a compelling debate on design research methods to explore what works, what doesn't, and why it makes a huge difference.
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- What research methods are typically used?
- What are potential problems with user research?
- What is Activity-Centered Design?
- What are potential problems with avoiding user research?
- How do the best web teams inform their designs?
- Are there examples of successes with each research approach?
- What things have been designed well without user research?
- What things have failed despite user research?
- Is there a "right" way to do user research?
- How do we decide which method to choose?
- Level:
- Advanced
- Category:
- Web / Interface Design
- Type:
- Panel
- Event:
- SXSW Interactive 2009
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