Why we should stop describing design as “problem solving”

Process
A field guide to operationalizing product discovery
The inherent correlation between scope of impact, and level of uncertainty.
How I break down hypotheses to make them easier to test
I teach teams to write hypotheses but they always end up too big. Here's how I break them down into testable components.
Write user stories - IBM Garage Practices
Writing Technical User Stories
Building the right thing, and building the thing right
How do I ask a good question? - Help Center
Stack Overflow | The World’s Largest Online Community for Developers
The XY Problem
Asking about your attempted solution rather than your actual problem
Don't ask to ask, just ask
We refreshed Figma's UI: An inside look at our process
From typography and layout to color and iconography, you’ll notice a lot of subtle differences throughout the tool.
How Big Tech Runs Tech Projects and the Curious Absence of Scrum
A survey of how tech projects run across the industry highlights Scrum being absent from Big Tech. Why is this, and are there takeaways others should take note of?
What is Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
A definition of DDD as a software design discipline
John Cutler on Twitter
#ux and developer collaboration on a real initiative. What *really* happened. This is why I have trouble answering "so what do you think of dual track?" .... because teams that are in the zone adapt their approach constantly to match the problem & work pic.twitter.com/0OTGTaE8Kj— John Cutler (@johncutlefish) December 7, 2019
John Cutler on Twitter
A thread on "Starting Together"1/n Here is how lots of teams work:1) PMs and designers focus on the "next thing"2) Developers work on the "current project"What's wrong with this?Outcomes suffer, even if it feels more efficient.Why ...? pic.twitter.com/xQzKgMpm9p— John Cutler (@johncutlefish) September 18, 2021
The Web Project Guide
A phase-by-phase look at the web process from ideation to launch and beyond, providing context to the moving parts of a web project.
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PM and UX Have Markedly Different Views of Their Job Responsibilities
A survey people in user experience and product management shows that these professionals disagree on who should be responsible for many key tasks, like doing discoveries and early design.
User Story Acceptance Criteria Examples and Definition in 2020 | RubyGarage
Savvy development teams are aware of the importance of acceptance criteria for user stories. In this post we don’t just address the concept of acceptance criteria, but also explain how to write acceptance criteria and provide you with practical examples.
Design Kit
Design Kit is IDEO.org's platform to learn human-centered design, a creative approach to solving the world's most difficult problems.
www.trytriggers.com
The brainstorming tool for creatives. A carefully designed set of ideation cards for design, creativity, innovation and workshops
A 4-step guide for day-to-day product discovery
Building successful digital products requires two things: building the right product, and building the product right.
What is Dual-Track Agile? | productboard
Dual-track agile is an agile methodology that contains two separate tracks. There’s the “Discovery” track, and the “Delivery” track. Dual-track agile enables product teams to work on research and product development in parallel.
Scrum Guide | Scrum Guides
The Scrum Guide provided in HTML format on the web.
Here is how UX Design Integrates with Agile and Scrum | by Jeff Gothelf | The Startup | Medium
Despite having co-written an award-winning book on the topic and lecturing, teaching and coaching on the topic for nearly 10 years now, I…
UX Project Checklist
Start your next UX project with this checklist and don't forget about anything!
Ux scorecard
Slimvoice
Insanely simple invoicing.
The Best Book Club Questions For Every Kind of Discussion
We've got something for every kind of read.
An introduction to object-oriented UX and how to do it | by Lindsay Eryn | UX Collective
Well-defined leads to well-designed.
Mapping User Stories in Agile
User-story maps help Agile teams define what to build and maintain visibility for how it all fits together. They enable user-centered conversations, collaboration, and feature prioritization to align and guide iterative product development.
A beginner’s guide to Lean UX (+ 5 lessons from Jeff Gothelf) | Inside Design Blog
A primer to the basics of Lean UX by Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden