I hate "It depends"! Organisations are complex but I believe that if you resort to it depends it means that you haven't explained it properly or you don't understand it. Having run UXDX for over 6 years I am using the knowledge from hundreds of case studies to create the UXDX model - an opinionated, principle-driven model that will help organisations change their ways of working without "It depends".
Upcoming Talks
Join this session to explore common barriers to effective teamwork, including features not delivering impact, slowing time to market, more admin than strategy, and lack of accountability. This talk aims to identify practical strategies for overcoming these obstacles, enabling teams to design and build amazing products more effectively, efficiently and sustainably.
15 May 2024
The world is full of bad software - and our processes are to blame. Researchers research, designers design and developers code. We treat each separately as if we can know how customers will react to our products. But to build great products we need to work in really small batches and iterate based on what we learn. The siloed nature of many organisations makes this way of working very hard.
In this workshop we will go over why we work in our current siloed ways, why it was the most efficient way to do things last century, why it no longer is the best way to work and how we can shift to a new way of working.
This workshop goes beyond just saying things like "work agile together" to dig into the changes required to team structures, planning, funding, governance and more.
You’ll walk away from this workshop with a higher level understanding of the complex challenges facing people at different levels of an organisation and how to improve your processes in a way that works for everyone.
16 May 2024
Join this interactive session to explore common barriers to effective teamwork, including features not delivering impact, slowing time to market, more admin than strategy, and lack of accountability. The forum aims to identify practical strategies for overcoming these obstacles, enabling teams to design and build amazing products more effectively, efficiently and sustainably.
Past Talks
12 October 2023
We will delve into the age-old debate about whether it is more beneficial to become a generalist, having a broad knowledge base in numerous areas, or a specialist, focusing in-depth on a particular aspect of software development.
The debate will be centered around four key questions:
1. Companies need speed - which is more efficient?
2. Which is more effective?
3. Is it easier to become an expert or learn base level in multiple areas?
4. Is it safer for your career to be a generalist versus specialist
11 October 2023
Join us for an insightful discussion on how AI is transforming the landscape of product development. In this session, the group will discuss the current state of AI in product development, its potential applications, and how it is changing the way businesses innovate. Discover how AI-powered tools are enabling faster and more accurate prototyping, testing, and analysis, and how they are helping companies create more personalized and targeted products. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from industry leaders and gain valuable insights on how AI can help take your product development to the next level.
12 October 2022
We all have great ideas but getting them converted into action. In this talk, Rory will share some methods to transform your way of working.