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Technique is excited to announce our partnership with Open Technology Fund's User Experience and Discovery Lab. The lab aims to improve the user-experience design of internet freedom tools by providing free user-experience research and design support to such projects via its partners. If you have an internet freedom-related tool you're working on, which could use UX support, reach out to me or the Lab for more information on how you might qualify for help. — Robert https://lnkd.in/gViq4XBt #uxdesign #internetfreedom

AI & IA? That’s the hook, yes, though, honestly, I’m going more broadly here to relate some of the ways I’m thinking about AI in the context of design right now. As a topic, artificial intelligence is unavoidable, the topic du jour for many a conference, meetup, and social media storm. Like many designers, I’ve been experimenting with generative AI to develop imagery, research topics (warily), and even to fix bugs in code. I’ve also kept up with the controversies, the pitfalls, the philosophical and ethical quandaries. Some ways that I’m tackling the topic right now then? ·?If you’re attending the IA Conference in Seattle next month, I hope to see you there! This year’s theme is … “IA in the Age of AI: Designing Intelligent Information Landscapes.” Thursday, April 11th, I’ll be presenting a poster on Privacy by Design, which includes a section on privacy considerations when working with AI. ·?I’m working on a thought leaderships piece (or two?) on the topic of AI and privacy. More on that soon. ·?I’ve incorporated a brief new section on AI and design in my class curriculum for SVA. This summer I’m hosting a faster, three-week session of my class Fundamentals of User Experience Design, which will meet twice a week. ·?I’m pitching a brief presentation on AI and Privacy to relevant design communities. ·?I’m considering developing a more detailed presentation or class on the practical and ethical use of AI, useful for students, groups, or organizations. If any of this sounds like something you’d like to work or collaborate with me on, let me know. —Robert *Yes, this post was written entirely by me **Image: Abysmal / Void (TR) by Ars Electronica, flickr ??

7 Best Practices for Privacy by Design — explore privacy-conscious design with Robert Stribley's latest article on our website. Learn how user experience designers are addressing privacy concerns in today's digital landscape. ???? — https://lnkd.in/dkpHrhq3 #PrivacyByDesign #UserExperience #DigitalPrivacy #PrivacyMatters #DesignEthics #OnlineSecurity (Still of Dr. Cavoukian taken from video by The Council of Europe — Image by Robert Stribley)

Want to boost collaboration in your team? How does AI interpret Pantone's Color of the Year? Check out the latest 3-minutes episode! ?? Today I have 2 fascinating articles for you: 1. Cultivating a design culture, Robert Stribley ??https://lnkd.in/d7TPZEa3 2. Challenging ChatGPT with the 2024 Pantone color of the year, Theresa-Marie Rhyne ??https://lnkd.in/eeTNkkna ~ Your AI assistant, Maya #UXShortcast #UXPodcast #UXEducation #AIAssistant #ProductDesign

I've been thinking about the importance of cultivating a genuine design culture within an organization, which both educates and inspires designers, ensuring they don't merely feel siloed into their project work, heads-down on deliverables all the time. I thought it'd be interesting to articulate some of those characteristics of a good internal design culture here. I'm sure you have your own thoughts, too: I'd love to see them in the comments. FWIW, I'm sure these points apply to disciplines outside of UX and design, too, but I'm speaking from my own experience. Some quick thoughts then: ?? First, management has to allow and even encourage time for collaboration and communication, which isn't purely project related. People shouldn't feel like they have to slink guiltily away from their desks to join meetings, which simply exist to cultivate an internal design culture of collaboration and sharing. ?? Second, sharing your project work with one another is fantastic, where possible, to resist siloing, to keep each other informed and inspired, and even to provide younger employees with an opportunity to practice presenting their work. However, growing a design culture means much more than just sharing your work with your colleagues. ?? Employees have to feel empowered to participate in developing the culture. At Razorfish, for example, when Rachel Lovinger and I started Razorflix, our regular meetup to screen design-related(ish) films and documentaries, we weren't only encouraged to do it, we felt we were *allowed* to do it. We didn't need a command or a special dispensation from above to bring it to life. ?? Encourage folks to share their passions. Those internal meetings you have with your fellow designers? Don't make attendance feel like a duty. Yes, it's great to present your project work (see above), but enabling folks to take 20 or so minutes to present on something they're passionate about is a game-changer. The topic might be design-related, design-adjacent, or not related to design at all. I've seen my colleagues offer compelling presentations on topics from gaming design to sheep herding. They might share their travel stories. They might discuss a new design tool they discovered. Either way, you're learning something new, too, AND you're getting to know something cool about your colleague you didn't know before. (I enjoyed presenting on my photography, street art, and my immigration experience myself in the past.) ?? Speaking of tools: Allow folks to experiment with different design tools. Companies have obvious reasons for sticking with the same suite of design tools for years on end, but designers note when better tools debut sometimes, and they need the flexibility to share those tools and to embrace them, when they're the better alternative. (Whole side discussion could go here on using different, inexpensive tools for Lean UX, too.) I've run out of space but ... what am I missing? #designcommunity #uxdesign #design #teamculture

"Designing for Privacy in an Increasingly Public World."?As consumers’ privacy concerns continue to grow, so should our attention to addressing privacy issues as user experience designers. #privacybydesign #ux #uxdesign #design #privacy #privacymatters

Design inspiration: The LEGO artist who builds futuristic sculptures using all black bricks #design #art #sculpture

Did you know identity theft doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic? People have become more and more concerned about the privacy and security of their personal information online. That makes it increasingly important for brands—and designers—to be aware of the need to practice “privacy by design.” With that in mind, I’ve produced this tri-fold brochure on the topic of “Designing for Privacy in an Increasingly Public World.” It highlights 7 best practices for privacy by design, as well as some high-level reasons our clients will want to pay attention to their customers' privacy concerns. You’re welcome to download it directly here. ?? https://shorturl.at/syDOQ (PDF) Or reach out to me, if you’d like printed copies of the brochure or you’re interested in a presentation to your company or organization on this topic. #uxdesign?#privacy?#privacybydesign