There are fine lines in our lives that form the basis of our decisions. At first, there’s the Affordability Line: When life is not even affordable, we struggle for mere survival. There’s barely a choice of what to do or how to live. When circumstances become better, we cross the Affordability Line and start to…
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UX: The Trouble of a Term
The term UX (user experience) has probably come to the point where it’s becoming more misleading rather than encouraging, aspiring, or clarifying. “…the term [User Experience] has spread widely, so much so that it is starting to lose it’s meaning. …user experience, human centered design, usability; all those things, even affordances. They just sort of…
User Stories Are All About Verbs
User stories can be a very useful tool for articulating the user’s perspective and intentions. They help us understand how the users encounter their problems, as well as how a potential solution may solve them. The core of a user story is action. What users do. Verbs. Lots of them. A user story is a…
The Chain of Clarification and the Wall of Clarity
‘What do you mean by that?’ Scott Berkun’s post, The Best Definition of Innovation, points out a very important issue about how we solve business problems: The best thing is ask anyone who uses the word innovation is: What do you mean when you say that? Even in what he regards as the best definition…
Tractatus Logico-Measuremicus: Goal Comes Before Measurement, Not Vice Versa
1. Goal comes before measurement 1.1 Before making any kind of measurement, we need to set goals first 1.2 Measurement can only be created according to goals 1.2.1. To measure anything, we always use a set of criteria for quantitative or qualitative qualification 1.2.2 The set of criteria reflects the aspects or angles from which…
Like Ten Years
LIKE TEN YEARS (A Love Song Unsung with The Words of Brett Anderson) By Kakuji Funegata Like kids Like refugees Like a thousand you-and-mes Like friendships And well-done fish and chips Like trash And chemistries Like dog man stars Like we’re he-and-shes Like ten years of hit and miss Like fools And tools Like winter…
What Your Manager Expect From You
I’m your manager. And one day I tell you, I have this idea blah blah blah, could you work on it. You tell me sure I will. My idea is half-baked. There are no clear path to approach the task. Everything is kind of vague and uncertain. What do I expect from you? First, there…
The Sillygun Belly Tales: An Ongoing Tweeries
The Sillygun Belly Tales, my new tweeries, has debuted a long time ago, as long as last week. A parody of the startup culture and the venture capitalist extremism, the tweeries elaborates on the meanings and impacts of various topics And, of course, the name Sillygun Belly is not a parody of the (in)famous Silicon…
Reinventing Procrastination
Tweets about procrastination, among chicken soup ones about life/work/love/sex, always get retweeted, which makes sense — it’s challenging not to procrastinate. Or is it? Introducing Crastinaton, a brand new way to help you procrastinate properly! Through our innovative Crastinaton app, you get all the guidance and help you need to procrastinate in an optimal and…
The Myth of Good Designers
ABSTRACT There’s a ridiculous myth about good designers: they can deliver higher quality work faster. That’s simply NOT true when it comes to design. This post originated from a discussion between a friend and me about designers and the “design field scene” in China. I wonder whether the same or similar issue exists in all…
