This content originally appeared on NN/g latest articles and announcements and was authored by Evan Sunwall
Summary: Ink thinking is a method of journaling your decisions and their subsequent outcomes to reveal patterns in your intuitive decision making.
UX professionals make a lot of decisions. Some decisions are easy to make when there's lots of time or information. But occasionally we're forced to make a difficult choice with what's available due to resource or time constraints . That means drawing upon past experiences, expertise, and intuition. (And no, it's usually not a solution to defer the decision until more data is available, because that itself is a decision to continue with the status quo.)
No one has perfect intuition (and be cautious when relying solely on intuition when addressing high-impact design decisions). We all make mistakes, and we need regular feedback to calibrate our judgment. Research by Marcie Zaharee and colleagues suggests that many early-career professionals desire frequent feedback on their performance. But UX professionals often don't receive this feedback from their managers — giving negative feedback to others is unpleasant, and many managers would rather avoid doing it. A recent Gallup poll of workers found that, even when feedback was delivered, only 26% of respondents strongly agreed that it helped them perform better at work.
So how can you obtain the feedback you need to develop good judgment? Consider this unlikely source — your own observations and advice from an activity called ink thinking.
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This content originally appeared on NN/g latest articles and announcements and was authored by Evan Sunwall
Evan Sunwall | Sciencx (2022-05-01T16:00:00+00:00) Ink Thinking Improves UX-Decision Making. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2022/05/01/ink-thinking-improves-ux-decision-making/
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