Bringing you UX fika
December 31, 2013
In 2014 I’m combining my love for fika, cafes and UX into practical, hands on learning sessions in inspiring places.
Author: Anna
Introducing UX and collaborative working into teams
December 15, 2013
Over the soon to be three years I’ve been freelancing I’ve come across places where UX and collaborative working has been an integral part of the process and value that a company provides, and other places where it’s still been in its early infancy.
3 weeks, 5 workshops and 1 talk
November 22, 2013
The week after we got back from New York in the middle of October I began a period that was full to the brim with really exciting things. Over three weeks I ran 5 workshops and did 1 talk.
How a dog reminded me of the importance of knowing first aid
August 20, 2013
Last Thursday mum and I had made a trip to Österlen. We were walking along the beach in Haväng when mum suddenly exclaimed “That dog just collapsed”. I looked ahead and saw three people huddled over a dog. It was lying on its right side and it didn’t move.
Competition is validation
August 11, 2013
It’s 8am on Sunday morning and I’m lying in bed going through my Twitter and LinkedIn feed. An update catches my eye. I click the link and then go “Argh!”.
How having mentors have helped me
August 6, 2013
Looking back at my years doing what I do there is one thing that stands out more than anything in terms of what I’ve found the most valuable and rewarding. And that’s having a good mentor to learn from and bounce work with.
On usability and progressive reduction
August 5, 2013
Usability is a moving target. A user’s understanding of your application improves over time and your application’s interface should adapt to your user. – Layervault in Progressive Reduction Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/ivanclow/4260762246
Just do it
August 2, 2013
This morning I woke up, as you do, put on my running clothes and then took them off again. I really wasn’t in the mood and felt low on water and energy after a hot night in the bedroom. Temperatures hit 33 degrees outside yesterday.
Project flat & the argument for tailored experiences
July 31, 2013
The second time I did my ‘Designing for everyone, anywhere, at any time’ talk I told the story of project flat and why one size fits all just ends up with a fair few misfits.
What’s to come is up to me
July 23, 2013
As I’m writing this I’m sat on a flight between Copenhagen and London, looking out over the clouds. I’ve just finished listening to Niklas Zennström’s ‘sommarprat‘ from earlier today, and I’m filled with optimism. The future is ours to make, shape and form, as long as we dare give it
On forgetting perfect and embracing what makes us who we are
July 15, 2013
Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen, Anthem Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/31878512@N06/4945216951/in/photostream
Sommarlov
July 15, 2013
Last year I wrote about how I wanted to have a summer where I was in control of my time. Where I was able to mix holiday with working on byflock and my consulting business. As of today I’m doing just that.
Yes, working in a café can make you more creative
June 22, 2013
This afternoon there was a tweet in my Twitter stream that made me particularly happy. Not surprisingly it had to do with working in a café and how it can boost creativity.
The joy of baking and making
June 20, 2013
My siblings and I grew up in a household filled with the smells of freshly baked bread, cakes, pies and cookies and I was always close to the bowl, stealing a teaspoon or two of dough, and licking it clean afterwards.
Take my survey – ‘Your thoughts on flexible working’
June 17, 2013
Related to my post on moving away from a one size fits all in the workplace I’ve put together a survey about flexible working. It takes around 5 minutes to complete and once I have the number of answers I need, I’ll pull together the results and findings and share
Why we should move away from a one size fits all in the workplace
June 16, 2013
The other week I tweeted a link to a post titled ‘Why employees shouldn’t have hours‘ and how I believe and agree with every single bit of it. As suspected it got a few comments so here is my slightly longer than 140 characters view on the topic.
On how product features alone aren’t enough
June 11, 2013
You don’t differentiate through your product’s feature set, its battery life or any other spec. The difference is emotional: Don’t just do something for me, but make me happy while doing it. From the Mashable post With iOS 7, Apple Leads by Following Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/4354438814
On interesting ways to use new emerging technology
May 28, 2013
If you want to find out how to use a new emerging tool, don’t ask the people who invent it, because they have a very narrow view of what it’s supposed to be used for. The people who are hacking it–the people who use it for crime, who use it
The situations we think we know but really know nothing about
May 28, 2013
Throughout life we every now and then end up in situations where we “are sure” of the outcome. We can almost guarantee it’s going to go a certain way. More often than not when we exclaim as such it’s the bad outcome, not the good one, we usually have in
Swedishness
May 25, 2013
[youtube id=”MH5wMTV6n3w” width=”475″] Some Swedish truths and humour from the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö on Saturday 18th of May. Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/3383629917
Why you should write every day
You probably think you have nothing to write about but once you start it gets hard to stop. Honestly.
Writing is an incredibly important skill at all levels. By writing every day you reflect on things in a different and clearer way and you become better at expressing yourself. If you haven’t tried writing every day, give it a try for 30 days to begin with. I did it every day of 2012. Seth Godin has done it for years and swears by it.