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1. shit’s gonna get weird…

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#ixd15 @leahbuley To make impact in UX we need design beyond digital. Strategy, Scope, Priorities, budget, based on end-end user needs

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Zipcar has "envisioners": UX specialists who think holistically about customer journey from end to end, not just digital. #ixd15 #modernux

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Your ux career may be limiting your thinking @billder

#ixd15

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2. How to train all the ux people we need?

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We won't have enough designers in my working lifetime. #timbrown@ixdconf #ixd15 We also don't have enough design educators!! #ixdes15

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Great watching educators discuss the tension between aspiration (designers doing good) and the real world (designers getting jobs) #ixd15

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3. Should everyone be technology literate?

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"We live in a world governed by electronics and we can no longer

afford to not understand it." - @ayahbdeir #ixd15 @littleBits

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4. Can there be design fiction?

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A designers job is to envision the future - @gentry #ixd15

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Kevin Proudfoot during @moleitau talk #ixd15 Paint alternative narratives. "Stories let us try a future on for size."

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Writers are the fastest designers in the world. -@moleitau#ixd15

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5. Do I need to develop soft skills?

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F*ck You, Pay me.

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Without promotion something terrible happens..... Nothing! --PT Barnum @monteiro #ixd15

1. Not there to be the clients friend2. Not getting off your ass3. Starting with an apology4. Not setting the stage properly5. Don't give a real estate tour6. Taking notes

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7. Reading a script8. Getting defensive9. Mentioning typefaces10. Talking about how hard you worked11. Reacting to questions as change requests12. Not guiding the feedback loop13. Asking do you like it?

"Selling is a core design skill. You should be able to explain every single design decision you’ve made to your client." - @monteiro #ixd15

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Humility is a very expensive trait to have as a designer. #ixd15 @monteiro

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