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What's inside: MVEs, artistic intelligence, speedometer 3.0, UX mentorship worksheet, inclusive design, product value, and more.
Newsletter • May 3, 2024 • 5 min read
Hey folks,
Here are the top 10 things I found worth sharing and your UX tip of the week.
UX tip of the week
Advocate for MVEs (minimum valuable experiences) instead of MVPs.
Combine A.C.T. (audience, communication, touchpoints) + a good value prop + MVE for a better chance of a successful outcome.
See also: Webflow’s A.C.T.
See also: Building a competitive MVP product
Consider following Edison’s approach in perfecting existing patents for lightbulbs. Look for viable solutions in the market (that solve a meaningful problem) in need of modification to become more valuable (accessible, affordable, durable, etc).
See also: execution beats strategy.
Top 10 things worth sharing this week
Google Design shared a point of view on how creatives translate complex concepts into visual languages in their Artistic Intelligence microsite.
Leverage this field guide to operationalize product discovery and/or pilot alternate ways to get user insights when you can’t speak to your users.
Apple’s WebKit team introduced Speedometer 3.0, a major update that better reflects the Web of today.
Explore a comprehensive set of UX best practices for search bar and autosuggest patterns.
Kathryn Brookshier shared concrete advice and a free goal-focused template for setting up your UX mentorship program for success.
Try using the strategy execution alignment and coordination playbook when tackling a challenging strategic situation.
Framing the right problems for AI to solve requires enabling both users and AI do their best work. Also, do we need to reconsider using the term ‘user’?
Refresh your understanding of what inclusive designing means and use this toolkit to pursue it in practice.
Explore 15 lessons that can help new leaders be better and learn why leadership should not be about having all the answers.
Revisit assessing your product’s value with this framework: part-1 and part-2.
Thanks for reading!
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Sincerely,
Gerren