Contextual Design Workshop

Learn Contextual Design in Seattle This November Join us in Seattle November 7-9 to learn Contextual Design, the industry-leading approach to user-centered innovation.   This intensive, hands-on public workshop is for anyone who has a part in defining and designing...

Agile 2011

I’m back from Agile 2011. Another week spent in one of the most beautiful parts of America, with sunny days in the 70’s—spent in windowless, air-conditioned rooms with a bunch of computer geeks. I wouldn’t have had it any other way. The Agile conference continues to...

Simple Methods for Reliable User Involvement

Hugh will be presenting at the Agile conference again this year, talking about basic techniques for getting users involved in your Agile sprints. From the conference program: One of the difficult problems faced by an Agile team is that of getting reliable user input....

CHI2011: Agile at CHI

CHI 2011 was the usual mix of new faces and old friends, cool new design ideas and interesting user research. Since I’m doing a lot with Agile development these days, I talked with a number of folks about how the rollout of Agile is going in the industry and the...

Phase 0

Here’s the challenge: Has any Agile project ever kicked off without a Phase 0? I don’t think so, but I’d love to hear from readers who want to prove me wrong. For those coming late to the party, there’s an ongoing debate in the Agile community about Phase 0. One Agile...