My daily design process has changed— yours should too

Customize and clarify the ‘standard design process’ to fit your work environment

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I didn’t realize that my design process had changed that much until I sat down and sketched it out.

I recently had the chance to assess how I’d like my UX group to work with writers, developers, and other organization members. This was where I saw the changes I’d made to my design process after running into issues with developer handoff, stakeholder access, recruiting participants, and more.

These changes weren’t just my personal preference: these were changes I’d made to the daily design process to match my working needs. Because yes, you should change your design process: you likely already have.

Never assume anything: present “your design process” to your team

One of the things that I’ve learned to do is never assume that your team knows exactly how the “Design Process” works.

It’s led to more misunderstandings, from developers building off of low-fidelity prototypes or product managers not realizing that we need multiple rounds of user testing.

However, it can be a little condescending if you explain IDEO’s Design Thinking…