Opinion | The Rise of the New Groupthink (Published 2012)

Still true, unfortunately, and despite COVID and work-from-home adjustments companies ahve made since then www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/o...

The Early Adopter’s Guide to AI Moderation in UX Research | User Interviews Everything a UX researcher needs to successfully launch AI moderation studies.

For those in the 15% category, we put together a guide on #AI moderation to help www.userinterviews.com/ai-moderatio...

“We don’t have time for user research.”
“A PM talked to users, so we’re covered.”
“We did research once, so we’re set.”
“If research doesn’t reveal something shocking, it’s a waste.”

User Research Myths Common myths about user research often prevent companies from implementing this valuable practice that provides structured insights, validates assumptions, and helps create better products aligned wit...

Common UXR Myths (this is spot-on!)

Part of a large mind map showing interrelated AI concepts.

Fascinating open-source mind map of AI history, context, challenges, and more

github.com/DevopediaOrg...

well said :-)

Reactive vs. proactive prioritization

exactly!

exactly! openess and transparency are critical for trust

I hope so too

A New Frontier: UX Design with AI Introduction

Pretty nice and up-to-date overview of the most interesting AI applications for UX design.

The quality is still pretty sketchy and inconsistent, but the technology is improving. In the short term, I expect AI tools to improve designers' workflows but not to replace them.

medium.com/@uxandyouti/...

good point!

looks like Central Park in Santa Clara....is that where you are?

See what Google’s Project Astra AR glasses can do (for a select few beta testers) Google has released a prototype of Project Astra’s AR glasses for testing in the real world. The glasses are part of Googles long-term plan to one day have hardware with augmented reality and multimodal AI capabilities. In the meantime, they will be…

See what Google’s Project Astra AR glasses can do (for a select few beta testers)

good point :-)

2025 student service design challenge - design a service that promotes equality and inclusivity The Student Service Design Challenge is a global design contest that aims to celebrate, encourage & inspire the next generation of designers.

Sharing for visibility

servicedesignchallenge.com

where is this? (great photo)

wow, that's really helpful, thanks! (by the way, first time I heard the term "engagement farming"!)

A Closer Look at Multidimensional Online Political Incivility

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~20% of Twitter users authored ~80% of uncivil tweets, with political incivility showing a homophilous network structure and being more prominent in politically competitive geographic regions, finds Pendzel, @alonzoizner.bsky.social et al. aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-m...

(this is an open access article)

on the value of moderators in online platforms
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Tech Industry and CEOs Curry Favor With Trump Ahead of His Inauguration It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.

A day later: NYTimes reports that several high-tech CEOs are donating/supporting in similar ways www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/t...

interesting that neither NYTIMES nor CNN reported this (even though CNN reported that Amazon's Bezos will donate 1m too).

5 ideas for user research when you can't talk to users - Pixel Fridge At times, getting direct access to your users can be tricky. In this article we discuss 5 ways to conduct audience research, even when you can’t talk to people. Let’s start by making it clear. The bes...

5 ideas for user research when you can’t talk to users
#UX #UXDesign #Research #design
www.pixelfridge.digital/5-ideas-for-...

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta donates $1m to Trump fund It appears to be the latest attempt by the Meta boss to build a closer relationship with the incoming president.

Did Meta/Zuck really need to do that? I guess cancer research funds don't need an extra million. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The paper I wish I would have written. Amazing.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

my thoughts exactly

that's considered "early"? when entering into a PhD program? I bet it starts when formal education starts, or at least its socialization effects

well said!

I was thinking more like "the bots are cooking! the bots are cooking!"