scottberkun.com » The book: Making things happenManagement and creative thinking21 - Designing on both sides of your brain- March 12, 2007 21 - Designing on both sides of your brain By Scott Berkun, June 2002 Someone once asked me if, as a thinker, I was rational or creative. Left brained or right-brained. I considered it, and asked in reply, do I have to choose Is it possible to be both I didn&8217;t think I could ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/21-designing-on-both-sides-of-your-brain/ 22 - The list of reasons ease of use doesnt happen on engineering projects- March 12, 2007 22 - The list of reasons ease of use doesn&8217;t happen on engineering projects By Scott Berkun, November 2002 In reviewing all the email I&8217;ve received at this website, and the experiences I&8217;ve had managing, teaching and consulting, I&8217;ve cataloged reasons why projects didn&8217;t result in easy to use designs. One way to use this ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/22-the-list-of-reasons-ease-of-use-doesnt-happen-on-engi... 23 - How to run a design critique- March 12, 2007 23 - How to run a design critique By Scott Berkun, January 2003 In the early and middle phases of a project, teams need a way to understand and explore the current direction of the design. The challenge is to create the openness needed for good ideas to surface, while simultaneously cultivating the feedback and criticism ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/23-how-to-run-a-design-critique/ 24 - How to get the most out of conferences- March 12, 2007 24 - How to get the most out of conferences By Scott Berkun, March 2003 Conferences are what you make of them. If you&8217;re not sure why you&8217;re going, or what you want to get out of the experience, you&8217;re unlikely to get it. This essay gives one perspective on conferences, and how to make ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/24-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-conferences/ 25 - Notes for job seekers in UI design- March 12, 2007 25 - Notes for job seekers in UI design By Scott Berkun, April 2003 Looking for jobs is tough. I remember when I looked for my first industry job about ten years ago, how frustrating a process it was. I had everything to prove, and every desire to prove it, but few opportunities to do so. ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/25-notes-for-job-seekers-in-ui-design/ 26 - The myth of discoverability- March 12, 2007 26 - The myth of discoverability ByScott Berkun, August 2003 Discoverability is often defined as the ability for a user of a design to locate something that they need, in order to complete a certain task. It&8217;s common to hear programmers and designers utter the phrase &8220;that won&8217;t be discoverable&8221;, while pointing to a specific command ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/26-the-myth-of-discoverability/ 27 - The art of usability benchmarking- March 12, 2007 By Scott Berkun, October 2003 Benchmark: A standard by which something can be measured or judged One common concern raised by managers and engineers alike is this: how easy to use is enough This question, and the absence of an easy answer, is often the first defense people offer against investing in usability and ease ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/27-the-art-of-usability-benchmarking/ 28 - How to manage smart people- March 12, 2007 28 - How to manage smart people By Scott Berkun, Jan 2004 The other day, over lunch, a friend recounted how her boss was just like the manager from the movie Office Space. After a few stories of cubicle horror related to said manager, she looked up at me and asked: &8220;Am I an idiot Or ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/28-how-to-manage-smart-people/ 29 - The problems with training- March 12, 2007 29 - The problems with training(and what to do about it) By Scott Berkun (with Vanessa Longacre), March 2004 For a few years I worked with Vanessa Longacre planning training sessions and educational events at Microsoft. We covered topics such as project management, leadership, design and usability, and used every training format, from large 500 person ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/29-the-problems-with-training/ 30 - Programmers, designers, and the Brooklyn bridge- March 12, 2007 30 - Programmers, designers and the Brooklyn Bridge By Scott Berkun, March 2004 Do engineers design Can designers engineer Looking back at great projects throughout history, it seems these kinds of questions never needed to be asked. There was a philosophy that surfaced in many great works that to do anything well required more than one ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/30-programmers-designers-and-the-brooklyn-bridge/ |