Global UX - Design and Research in a Connected World

Global UX - Design and Research in a Connected World

von: Whitney Quesenbery, Daniel Szuc

Elsevier Trade Monographs, 2011

ISBN: 9780123785923 , 264 Seiten

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Global UX - Design and Research in a Connected World


 

Front Cover

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GLOBAL UX :Design and Researchin a Connected World

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Copyright

5

Dedication

6

Contents

8

Foreword

14

Acknowledgements

16

About The Authors

18

Contributors

19

CHAPTER 1 - THE START OF THE JOURNEY

22

This Book Is about People

24

Charting the Territory

25

A Map of the Journey

29

CHAPTER 2 - IT’S A NEW WORLD

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The World Is Smaller … and Larger

34

Companies Are Changing

37

We Are More Connected

41

We Are More Mobile

44

Innovation Happens Everywhere

46

Thinking Globally Is also Thinking Locally

51

CHAPTER 3 - CULTURE AND UX

54

Delving into Culture

56

Finding Difference and Sameness

63

The Question of Hofstede

66

Language and Culture

69

CHAPTER 4 - BUILDING YOUR CULTURAL AWARENESS

76

Thinking Globally Is a State of Mind

78

Be Genuine … and Adapt

90

CHAPTER 5 - GLOBAL COMPANIES AND GLOBAL STRATEGY

96

Organizations Have Cultures, Too

98

Four Global Product Strategies

99

HQ and the Regions

104

Global Partnerships

107

UX in the Organization

112

Global Partnerships

107

Choosing to Be Local

117

CHAPTER 6 - EFFECTIVE GLOBAL TEAMS

120

Organizing a Global UX Team

122

Dealing with Distance

125

Supporting Collaboration and Innovation

132

Building UX and Cross-Cultural Knowledge

136

CHAPTER 7 - RESEARCH IN THE FIELD

142

Setting Research Goals

144

Planning a Global Research Project

146

Choosing UX Techniques for Global Research

149

Choosing the Team

155

Preparing for the Field

162

Being in the Field

165

Working Effectively with Participants

167

CHAPTER 8 - BRINGING IT HOME

176

Coming to Conclusions

178

Creating a Richer Picture

180

Telling the Story

184

Carrying the Conversation Forward

189

CHAPTER 9 - DESIGN FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE

192

Plan for Globalization

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Decide on Your Strategy

197

Getting the Language Right

205

A Good Local Experience

208

Design from Your Roots

213

CHAPTER 10 - DELIVERING VALUE

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Build Bridges

217

Lead by Example

220

Create Value

221

REFERENCES

224

CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES

228

INDEX

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