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↪ Replying to @unknown
@hugofroesUX Yes, too much money and thinking is going into these designs...
#hostilearchitecture
The charging station is positioned in the middle of this bench is so homeless people can't use it as a bed.
People object to hostile design when they can see it. But when it is invisible, and many benefit, ignoring harm feels safe.
This is the complexity of #digitalethics.
More info and examples of anti-homeless design can be found on the hashtag #hostilearchitecture.
↪ Replying to @jocke
@jocke @mariafarrell Agree about the hand-raising. But is there necessarily an uprising just because there is mistrust? Today there are lots of reasons people stay in relationships they are not really comfortable with. I'm especially thinking of vulnerable people without a strong voice or education.
For those of you who were perhaps wondering what my tweet yesterday, about directing someone to ask users instead of me, was all about :) x.com/axbom/status/1…
↪ Replying to @hhpapazian
@hhpapazian @Pasquale_Stella Awesome, I’m not sure you asked me a question before assuming intent though? :)
Intent: I was happily surprised the person sees the greater value in user research rather than trusting biased advice from a single person before any research is done.
@hhpapazian @Pasquale_Stella The “my work is done” part is half-joking because it makes it sound so final, but also: a large part of my work is coaching others in human-centric and human-considerate design. When I pass milestones these are ‘done’ and celebrated.
Thank you for encouraging me to clarify. 😊
↪ Replying to @stephenanderson
@stephenanderson Thanks Stephen, I really enjoyed this chat as well :) There were lots of new paths that opened themselves up to exploration.
↪ Replying to @TrueFactsStated
@TrueFactsStated It's must be great when you're a platform company and can choose to ignore all the environmentally unsound companies that exist by using your platform for business.
↪ Replying to @unknown
@hugofroesUX Agree. I see my work as consultant as essentially working until I'm obsolete (doesn't always work out that way). More to my point, in the latest @uxpodcast ep. with @stephenanderson we talk about the designer becoming more of a coach. uxpodcast.com/219-facilitati…
↪ Replying to @rnadworny
@rnadworny Damnit!! But I'm already sitting here with my Laphroaig. 🥃
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↪ Replying to @unknown
@thepixelgrid Running a café designed for companies to meet their users would be a pretty cool venture.
↪ Replying to @unknown
@thepixelgrid Exactly. Now what do I do with my life? 😅
↪ Replying to @johnliungman
@johnliungman I'll be coaching them in their progress to work a bit differently. :)
Just told someone to ask their users instead of me and they thought that was a brilliant idea.
My work is done .
Follow up to this. After they slept on the matter, I am now in discussion with the client to help coach the entire team on finding a way to perform regular research sessions.
Next step underway. 👊
↪ Replying to @gfscstudio
@gfscstudio Ah, those images!! This was a dark rabbit hole. I blame the Dutch for inventing the clogs. 🤪
Kicking myself regularly in the shin is a good tactic when reading stats. I'm all like "Wow, these visitor stats seem to point towards this language and day..."
*kicks shin*
"Oh yeah, there are about a gazillion other factors and circumstances I haven't taken into account...".
Also, shin-kicking is a British martial art form.
I know you think I made that up.
I did not.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin-kick…
"Traditionally they wear white coats, representing shepherds' smocks. They typically attempt to strike the opponent's shin with the inside of the foot as well as toes. Success requires the ability to endure pain, the loser crying out "sufficient" when they've had enough."
Remembering an old bit from a comedy show in the 90s where a person is trying to learn to be illiterate. He is tired of the awfulness he keeps being reminded of because he can’t avoid reading text in front of him.
You can guess why I started thinking of it...
”We love our phones, but we do not trust them. And love without trust is the definition of an abusive relationship.”
This is your phone on feminism by @mariafarrell | The Conversationalist conversationalist.org/2019/09/13/fem…
↪ Replying to @Scott_Matter
@Scott_Matter Great point. I was so focused on how the suggested action departed from good design practice I didn’t really stop to dissect what the mentioned ”rule” really is warning you of.
Elvira Hancock: ”Maxim number two, don’t get high on your own supply.”
youtube.com/watch