Dork Intervention SXSW2011

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Dork Intervention is a talk presented at SXSW Interactive 2011. You can hear the audio at:http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP6299The talk is about what I learned while working as the User Experience lead on an innovation project at eBay. The live product, Simple Lister, can be viewed here:http://pages.ebay.com/garden/srp/SimpleListerInstall.html

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“Making an insanely great product has a lot to do with the process of making the product, how you learn things and adopt new ideas and throw out old ideas.”

– Steve Jobs

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Early iteration

Teamwork!

Agile is broken.

Agile software

Waterfall

Waterfall

Pros:The design is frozen, leaving developers free to implement without uncertainty.

Cons:The design can’t respond to change based on testing and new information to be competitive.

Waterfall

mini-waterfall

mini-waterfall

mini-waterfall

Pros:A waterfall in every sprint!

Cons:Requires a time machine.

Just in time

Just in time

Pros:Dropping design in when it’s needed.

Cons:Too many complex interactions for designers to track.

Just in time

Design Sprint

Design Sprint

Design Sprint

Pros:Whole team involved in design process.

Cons:Clunky and disrupts project velocity .

Fused Innovation

Fused Innovation

Fused Innovation

Make a crucible of innovation!

7 Rules of engagement

Vision

1. Vision2. Engage team

1. Vision2. Engage team3. Stakeholder buy-in

Excite with prototypes

1. Vision2. Engage team3. Stakeholder buy-in4. Excite with prototypes5. Sit together

1. Vision2. Engage team3. Stakeholder buy-in4. Excite with prototypes5. Sit together6. Communicate

Get out of the way!

Innovation

Thank you!

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