Re: Let's have a user experience workshop

[Alice Merrick <amerrick@google.com>]

>"3. Testing ideas
> with users" I would find it worrisome if getting user input would
> require reviews on a given patch stalling out until the next monthly
> meeting.  (Reviews are already slower than they should be as it is!)
> I don't know that that's what you meant to suggest; I'm just aiming to
> understand what you mean about the "all 4" above.

I agree, you wouldn't want to wait until something is in review to get
user feedback or testing. I think a Lean UX
(https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-ux/) approach would be more
appropriate especially when there is no designated UX person. You
might need to lean more heavily on design standards and
instrumentation for feedback, but sessions with users would still be
important for developing standards and could be used as needed if it's
not possible to do them on a regular basis.

> > > I'd envision it as something between a working group and a book club -
> > > we could learn different aspects of UX design and research, and apply
> > > them in various ways.

I like this idea. A working group could work on developing design
standards and work out what to measure and how to measure it.

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Alice Merrick | UX Researcher | amerrick@google.com | 206-785-7532