#267 UX Theatre with Tanya Snook

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#267 UX Theatre with Tanya Snook

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Are we all just putting on a show? A few years ago, Tanya Snook coined the phrase UX Theatre to describe when we are just acting like we’re doing user-centred design rather than actually doing it. We learn from Tanya how to recognise UX theatre, how to transition from just acting to actually doing. We...
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