Critical Thinking for UX Designers (Or Anyone, Really)

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