kev/null - Presentations
##See What I Mean For those who’ve attended the session or workshops previously, thanks! Hope you enjoyed it and as always, we’d love to hear how it was applied and whether it was useful. More importantly, we’d like to know how it could be improved. This post will serve as the place where I’ll keep the resources related to the presentation updated. ##Upcoming Presentations / Workshops VizThink 2009, San Jose, CA: 60min SessionIA Summit 2009, Memphis, TN: Full day workshop ##Presentations / Slides Unfortunately, the slides use very few bullet points so it may be hard to follow without being there. - AOL Mountain View’s post session interview is up. - Livia Labate has a recording of the session. ###Resources If you have any feedback, pictures, links or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment. Also check out all my Del.icio.us bookmarks that I save related to this topic.
Navigation stress test | Keith Instone
The idea behind my navigation stress test is to ask some really hard questions about your web site navigation to see if it can "pass". It is called a "stress test" because most pages will not pass. The failures may be serious, or they may not matter at all, but at least by performing the test you will have discussed the navigation issues and made conscious design decisions. The questions are detailed ways to ask about 3 basic concerns users often have upon arriving at a page: Where am I? Process "Randomly" pick a low-level page, not a home page, from your site Print the page out in black and white, without the URL listed in the header/footer Pretend that you are entering this site for the first time at this page and try to answer to questions below Mark-up the piece of paper with what you think the answers are Have other members of your team, and people who know nothing about your site, do the stress test too. For the "problem" areas, you have several choices for action to take. Example
Comparing User Research Methods for Information Architecture
By Jim Ross Published: June 7, 2011 “Nowadays, there are multiple techniques and tools, both online and offline, for generative and evaluative user research for information architecture (IA), which provide greater insights on organizing and labeling information.” In the old days, card sorting was simple. We used index cards, Post-it notes, spreadsheets, and buggy software—USort and EZCalc—to analyze the results, and we liked it! In this column, I’ll summarize and compare the latest generative and evaluative methods for IA user research. Generative IA Research Methods Information architecture user research seeks to understand how people think about information to determine the best ways of organizing and labeling content. generative—gathering user input on the organization and labeling of content—orevaluative—determining whether people can correctly find things in an organizational structure we’ve created Initial User Research User research is an important first step in any design project.
5 features to look for in an enterprise search data solution - Watson
July 14, 2016 | Written by: Alison Frederick Categorized: Cognitive Enterprise Share this post: How do you manage, search, and process data to turn it into usable information? High-achieving organizations recognize that the road to success is paved with information that is used to provide valuable insight to the business. While businesses know that this information is valuable, searching for an advanced enterprise search data solution can be the main obstacle for many and even a deterrent. 1. Powerful indexing and research is a critical part of your company’s success. Communication within your organization is very important for critical information to flow effectively. 2. It is very important to look for a solution that provides the ability to leverage the power of the hybrid cloud. 3. 4. Advanced content analytics capabilities provide benefits such as revealing trends, patterns and correlations from documents, social media content and other human communications. 5.
