KPI-centered design

Maximilian Speicher
UX Collective
Published in
10 min readMar 13, 2021

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TL;DR: Despite evidence that employing a human-centered design (HCD) approach to product design yields a strong competitive edge, many companies neglect HCD or don’t even consider it in the first place. One reason for that is probably that many who think they’re working user-centered are practicing something entirely different: KPI-Centered Design. This article inquires into different forms of design processes, into the differences between proper HCD

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