Research is the backbone of good design. A thorough understanding of people’s needs is required to make things easier, faster, and more enjoyable. Our collection of Research blogs covers a range of research methods and the necessary insights to integrate them into your practice.
As UX professionals, we design products and experiences that are intuitive, easy to use.What happens when a product is released that isn't...
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When it comes to repeatedly creating exceptional user experiences, there are few tools in the UX practitioner's toolbox as critical as usability...
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I recently attended a large UX conference - lauded as one of the largest in Canada. It was an enjoyable couple of days with some well-known and...
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If the output is to be a stellar information architecture, what are the inputs we need?Card sorting is a technique to gain insights and...
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Who doesn't love a good reward card? Discounts or money back on products, which I am going to buy regardless, seem good to me. Sure, I know it is...
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My introduction to the world of human factors and usability testing was through a book entitled, Set Phasers on Stun: and other true stories of...
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We often travel for the work that we do here at Akendi, so hotel and travel arrangements are nothing new to us. It becomes routine after a while...
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There is a growing sentiment that Storytelling is an aspect of User Experience, and that it's something we need to take notice of and somehow...
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Often misunderstood or completely overlooked, Information Architecture is "a structural design of shared information environments" as stated by...
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Bias is an inclination. Most Biases - like preferring the smell of perfume instead of garbage, or assuming someone who's shivering is cold - are...
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Is there a distinction between “work†technology and personal technology? The distinction is increasingly blurred as technological...
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This week it was brought to my attention that the Canadian Government was reviewing the standing offers that pertained to Public Opinion...
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In personality psychology, we talk about traits and states. Traits are said to be stable characteristics across situations, like being...
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As we know, successful product innovation is something that all product managers strive for. There are plenty of resources out there that provide...
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I had the pleasure of attending this years' ACM CHI conference on Human Factors. I tore myself away from the excitement at the Akendi booth (yes...
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