The ideas behind agile tend to be squashed down to two words: “move fast”. But the Agile Manifesto says nothing about moving fast.

The ideas behind agile tend to be squashed down to two words: “move fast”. But the Agile Manifesto says nothing about moving fast.

I have had to make some behind-the-scenes changes to this website. In the process, I am planning to make it more interoperable with the fediverse and indieweb standards — and I am sticking with WordPress.

The folder metaphor so intuitive to generations of computer users that they can struggle to think of any other way of using a computer. Yet for younger generations, the idea is completely alien.

One of the most powerful methods in information architecture and user experience is also one of the least well-known. The top tasks method uses a single survey question that tells you exactly what matters most to your users.

Services are verbs combined with nouns

Amid technology-focused hype cycles, the job of human-centred practitioners is to remind everyone: the main reason people use technology is to enhance our connections with other humans in the real world.

Sorry for venting but another example today of how What3Words have engineered an over reliance on their platform in UK emergency services. Came across a car which was up on the verge at a strange angle, obviously not parked - 3 cars ahead of us drove past it but experience makes me always check.

"The decline of information architecture is harming us all." duncanstephen.net/the-pain-in-...

The pain in a name — Is information architecture right to call itself architecture? I have long felt uneasy about modern occupations associating themselves with high-status traditional professions.

The pain in a name — Is information architecture right to call itself architecture? I have long felt uneasy about modern occupations associating themselves with high-status traditional professions.

There are several benefits of building a content model in an object-oriented way. This post walks through those benefits, and demonstrates a real-life example of how this approach works on a well-known website. duncanstephen.net/object-orien...

How we are following an object-oriented approach to structuring information Decades-old approaches are being brought up to date with new techniques to create a robust way of structuring content to enable reuse and make content management more efficient.

We are understanding the opportunities that can be provided by better structuring our information. We are using a variety of robust information architecture techniques, including an increasingly popular method called object-oriented user experience (OOUX)

There’s no such thing as a technology problem

A plea for the lost practice of information architecture — Vicky Teinaki

Don’t Hide Skip Links, by @ozewai.bsky.social:

Information grade — Potentially useful concept

Information grade — Potentially useful concept

I found some very vintage but surprisingly pristine litter in Morningside a few weeks ago. duncanstephen.net/photos/very-...

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Our flag in the sand — How to escape the desert of user needs by integrating agile and user experience duncanstephen.net/our-flag-in-...