Tag: career
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Networking for Introverts
I realized that I miss connecting – and being connected – with other people. Last week I read Taking the Work out of Networking by Karen Wickre, and I thought I would share my takeaways with you. Maybe my post will inspire you to (re)connect with me or someone else you’ve been meaning to meet!
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Interview with Brave UX
This blog post is the transcription of a podcast I did with Brendan Jarvis in early February. He’s done a number of interview with senior folks in the field, and they are definitely worth a listen! You can find Brave UX on all the major podcasting platforms, and also on YouTube. I’ve done many of…
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Fairygodboss interview
Who better to lead User Experience than an anthropologist? Meet Natalie Hanson. She’s a Principal at ZS, where she provides human-centered strategy, research and design for clients. In addition to a master’s and Ph.D. in Anthropology, she also has a master’s in Whole Systems Design. She’s the sponsor of Pride@ZS, the company’s LGBTQ+ Employee Resource…
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Research as a Vehicle for Organizational Transformation
A week or so ago I had the opportunity to speak with Lou Rosenfeld about my career and our second Advancing Research conference, for which I am the lead curator. Introduction After abandoning the world of academia, Natalie Hanson found an innovative way to connect with other ethnographers: she founded a new community (Anthrodesign)!. This…
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Women Talk Design
I had the opportunity to serve on a panel in Chicago with some other talented women in design, including Kathi Kaiser of Centralis, Tanarra Schneider of Accenture, and Mick Champagne of Digitas. We answered questions from our moderator and also from the audience. It was a fun and engaging way to meet others from the…
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A chat with the Advancing Research community
An abbreviated reprise of my UX Camp Chicago keynote, where I field questions from Lou Rosenfeld’s Advancing Research community about tackling interdisciplinary collaboration in a practical, empathetic way.
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Work less, love more
I recently read an interesting article on Medium. It was written by a minister about her older congregants – those in their 80s and 90s. She conducted research with them as a way to better understand them and their ‘internal lives’. It’s a lovely article about how much we have in common at all stages of…
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Interview with ‘This Anthro Life’
Today we talked with Natalie about how software is a product of culture, the state of enterprise UX today, and how she goes about selling research in the enterprise space. We also dig into the fact that research might not always be perfect or live up to your expectations or desires. Finally, we touch on…
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Interview with Adobe CC
One of the bloggers for Adobe Creative Cloud reached out and asked me if I would do an interview with her. She was interested in hearing my perspective on how personas should evolve over time. Here are the questions she sent me ahead of time: You were one of the early pioneers embracing the term…
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Art and culture
One of my favorite classes during my undergraduate degree at Smith College was a course on Japan Buddhism. In addition to learning a bit of Japanese history and reading poetry, the professor introduced us to practices like tea ceremony and ikebana (Japanese flower arranging). Later, my Masters’ thesis explored the role and evolution of traditional ikat weaving in…
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UX Maturity
As a team manager, I am especially interested in helping customers, executive stakeholders, and my peers in other functional areas (such as Engineering and Product Management) understand the benefits of User-Centered Design (UCD) and User Experience consulting services. I’ve recently written about UX Maturity Models (as well as written my own), and I am tracking with interest…
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Engaging with executives
I wrote the business case for and built the UX team in the Operations board area when I was at SAP. Under my direction, what started as a small team in the Americas grew to nearly 20 people globally. Our work informed both strategic process improvements and the design of internal systems for the Chief…
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