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5 Years of Independence 23 Aug 2013 | 04:22 am
Happy anniversary to me! Today marks five years since I left my full-time job to go indie — and what a hell of a ride it’s been. I want to thank all my clients who have valued what I could contribute...
Minor in Tech 6 Aug 2013 | 10:20 pm
When I was 13 and about to finish the 8th grade, a teacher I hardly knew approached me in the hall. “Whitney, I’d like to talk to you about next year.” “What about next year?” “Well you’ll be enteri...
The First Four Episodes of Designing Yourself 2 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
It’s been a whole month since Paul McAleer and I started our podcast Designing Yourself and we’ve already launched four hour-long episodes. Whoa. We pick a topic each week, usually one word, and just...
Give Us the Answer 1 Aug 2013 | 01:16 am
“You are an expert,” he told me. “We want you to give us the answer.” “Then I’m not for you.” I guess I could have just taken the money, but it would have cost me my integrity. Many companies don’t...
The Evolution of User Experience 30 Jul 2013 | 12:50 am
When I started my career in user experience, my purpose was to make digital products easier and more pleasurable to use. Interfaces were poorly organized, poorly labeled, and took forever to learn—and...
Empathy is Not a Buzzword 19 Jul 2013 | 08:43 pm
Empathy is not a buzzword; it’s a life pursuit. The wings of wisdom and compassion have been taught by Buddhism for 2500 years. This isn’t new. What’s new is the movement to integrate compassionate p...
Designing Yourself 17 Jul 2013 | 07:46 pm
At some point along the way, I realized I was putting so much energy into growing my business that I was stunting my own growth. All of the decisions I made were to benefit the work, not the woman. I’...
Connecting and Disconnecting 10 Jun 2013 | 06:05 pm
We have become a society of people who avoid each other. Our instinct is no longer to extend ourselves to help a fellow human being in need, but rather to protect ourselves, our feelings, our time. We...
Email is People 3 Jun 2013 | 06:11 pm
We all complain about too much email. We just can’t find the time to get to it all. Too many emails, too much to read through. We already have too much to do. Inbox Zero. GTD. Three sentences. Email b...
Give Your Team a UX Jump-Start 22 May 2013 | 05:00 am
Craft a product strategy and design framework using the principles and techniques of user experience…in two days. Are you being told what to build, but you don’t agree it’s what your customers need? I...
