Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2011 about User Experience and Critical Thinking on Monday 14th March

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• Critical Thinking for UX Designers (Or Anyone, Really)

  by Russ U and Christina Wodtke

  Love creative problem solving, but need something more practical - something specific to User Experience? Russ and Stephen will share with you the exercises they use to solve the REAL problems.

  You'll flex your critical thinking muscle through a series of jumpstarter activities. Even better, attendees will be encouraged to participate, if not embarrass themselves in front of a room full of their peers as they challenge themselves to see past the first, obvious - and often incorrect - answers, and start to flip problems on their heads to see solutions from a different view.

  Session Takeaways

  • Gain a better understanding of what critical thinking is, why it is important in the world of User Experience Design
  • Identify ways to evaluate the visual and verbal messages in your work
  • Spot artificial constraints to focus on the root problem(s).
  • View problems from a different perspective and remove yourself as a consumer/user.
  • Learn how reframing problems can lead to radically different solutions.
  • Dissect problems to uncover solutions you may have previously overlooked.

  LEVEL: Intermediate

  • Critical Thinking
  • Design
  • User Experience

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Monday 14th March

  In Ballroom A, Austin Convention Center

  Coverage slide deck