reflections on the co-creating user experience class - 26th november
The class brought together the concepts learnt in class throughout the semester. Seeing them applied in various contexts in the projects which were presented in class before was useful in building confidence and more proficiency in learning how to apply the framework in different situations. I had seen the IDEO video before in an earlier class on design methods. There it was mostly about how to gather user needs and requirements and synthesize them to design products. Therefore, it was all the more interesting to look at it now from a experience centric perspective. It's interesting to note here that most technology companies (amongst others I'm sure) now have some sorts of groups focussing on user experience. More often than not user experience is thought to automatically follow if you design a good product. The IDEO video, and it's discussion in the light of looking at it by 'putting on the co-creator's hat' brings this point nicely into perspective. While a g...