My first speaking opportunityI pulled out my phone from my pocket, opened my selfie camera, and panned around the room to capture everyone clapping. It was an…Jun 4, 2024Jun 4, 2024
Published inUX PlanetThe World of Appxiety.“Not happening!” a friend of mine lashed out when I asked him if he can set aside his phone for a couple of days for a hiking trip. He said…May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
Published inBootcampHear vs listen: a remarkable difference.While working on a design deliverable, I wanted some clarity before I continued working on it. I walked to my manager, who sits a couple…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Why (Not) So Curious?I am riding my bike on a winding road covered with a canopy of trees. A flock of birds flying overhead and wild grass dancing as the…Feb 11, 2021Feb 11, 2021
Published inBootcampSubliminal zombiesImagine a brainless world where everyone around us does not think but just acts out of instinct or habit with the least resistance…Jan 28, 2021Jan 28, 2021
How I started a job on the last day in US?I was driving to this small town called South Amboy, where I worked. Blasting music and enjoying the fall weather. Everyone including me…Jul 9, 20201Jul 9, 20201
Up until now…Stress is universally experienced by people of all type irrespective of their age, stage, position or status. There might be many causes of…Sep 11, 2018Sep 11, 2018
Gathering thoughts, busy deciding a topic.Marilyn Ferguson, an American author, observed that problems can be experienced as ‘a chance for renewal’ rather than ‘stress’. Starting…Aug 30, 2018Aug 30, 2018
Published inJefferson + W3C CollaborationMeet Your User — Personas and Journey Maps Unlock Common Use of W3C SpecificationsOnce we generated enough data from the interviews and identified problems with affinity clustering, it was important to wrap those problems…Apr 15, 2018Apr 15, 2018
Story of the mysteryHuman beings are biologically curious of the unknown. We have evolved over a million years due to our immense curiosity and a craving to…Mar 21, 2018Mar 21, 2018
Published inLearning UXDid people experience Arthur’s greatness due to Excalibur?The great King Arthur and his sword Excalibur has much folklore around it. One of the well-known stories was that Excalibur was stuck in a…Nov 19, 2017Nov 19, 2017
Published inLearning UXPOV of extrovert design critiqueSusan Cain’s “Quiet” describes introversion in a convincing way. She says that introversion does not mean they are shy, or they don’t have…Nov 13, 2017Nov 13, 2017
Published inLearning UXData beyond 0s and 1sWhen I think about data, the first thing which pops in my head is binary language. Machines convert all that we type into a string of 0s…Oct 28, 2017Oct 28, 2017
Published inLearning UX‘Moments’ in and out of Facebook“The reason some portraits don’t look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.” ― Salvador DalíOct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017
Published inLearning UXDesign behind a researchResearch is a very elaborate, intricate and precise documentation of ideas connected to each other proving a certain point. It is the first…Oct 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
Published inLearning UXLet me tell you a story…Brand was walking towards a tavern on a dirt road drenched and soaked in rain. He saw the tavern from the corner of his eye. On the outside…Sep 24, 2017Sep 24, 2017
Published inLearning UXAn entrepreneurial need for designer founderA review of “The way to design by Steve Vassallo”Sep 17, 2017Sep 17, 2017
Published inLearning UXCome on(a)board!!!In India, along with love marriages, we have an arranged marriage system prevalent, which I never understood. When I was 15, my eldest…Sep 10, 2017Sep 10, 2017
Behavior behind plagiarismPlagiarism if personified, does not have morality or dignity. It believes in impersonating others for the sake of enriching its value with…Aug 31, 2017Aug 31, 2017
Published inLearning UXSubliminal learning for user experienceRemember this hilarious moment from ‘friends’, when Rachel helped Chandler with an audio recording to break his smoking habit! That was a…Aug 25, 2017Aug 25, 2017