UX lessons from a 17th-century warship disaster

The tragedy of the Vasa: Why the crown jewel of the Swedish navy sank on its maiden voyage and what UX professionals can learn from this.

Slava Polonski, PhD
UX Collective
Published in
10 min readJan 25, 2023

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Historical painting of the sinking of the Vasa
The Ship That Sailed Less Than A Mile (Source: Vasa Museum Stockholm)

TL;DR: Examining the organizational missteps behind the sinking of the pride of Sweden’s royal armada on its maiden voyage and the UX lessons that can be

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