A talk from WebVisions NYC, January 2012 about the current state of UX/Design and why this is such a great time to be in this field.

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Russ Unger ¦ @russu ¦ WebVisions NYC ¦ #goodtime

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Let s Talk About You
(I talk about me a lot, anyway)

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Something Something About Titles
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Something Something About Titles
Information Architect Researcher
Interaction Designer Content Strategist
User Experience Designer Usability Engineer
Creative/Art Director (Viz Des) UI Designer / Developer
Developer / Engineer Business Analyst
Something Agile Technical Architect
Quality Assurance Database Something
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So, Tell Me...
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DTDT: It s Not Getting ANY Easier!

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DTDT: It s Not Getting ANY Easier!
So, seriously, stop trying to Define The Damn Thing.

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Ask Your Boss:
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Ask Your Boss:
What is my career path?
(Maybe Refresh Your Resume First)
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What Would They Be?
If Adaptive Path didn t exist?
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What Would They Be?
If Adaptive Path didn t exist? If Happy Cog didn t exist?
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What Would They Be?
If Adaptive Path didn t exist? If Happy Cog didn t exist? If UIE didn t exist?
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My Hero (Part 1)
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It is a Good Time to Be You.

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It is a Good Time to Be You.
Because we get to figure all of this out!
(Monkey-style)

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Back to Definitions for a Moment
(Oh, $#*@!!!)

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Do We All Remember This?

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Do We All Remember This?
But... Was He Wrong?

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Do We All Remember This?
But... Was He Wrong?

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Speaking of Bullshit...

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Speaking of Bullshit...
The Best UX != The Person on Twitter Who Types #UX the Most
Oops.

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Mark Your Calendars

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Mark Your Calendars
Was He Wrong?

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Mark Your Calendars
Was He Wrong?
3-5 days

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My Hero (Part 2)

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My Hero (Part 2)
Was He Wrong?

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My Hero (Part 3)
The most important thing is:
You never define yourself, or a
practice, by what you do.

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My Hero (Part 3)
The most important thing is:
You never define yourself, or a
practice, by what you do.
(I kind of think she s right)

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Tools. Belt.

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Tools. Belt.
You Are Greater Than the Sum of Those Parts.

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Of Unicorns and Job Descriptions

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Of Unicorns and Job Descriptions

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Of Unicorns and Job Descriptions

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Of Unicorns and Job Descriptions

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Of Unicorns and Job Descriptions
Can’t win them all...

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Of Unicorns and Job Descriptions
Can’t win them all...
Wait. What?

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Of Unicorns and Job Descriptions
Can’t win them all...
Wait. What?
All the difference in the world!

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Of People. With a Horn.

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Of People. With a Horn.

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How Many of Us Want To...
Work on a Mobile Project?
Be a Part of the Research for a Project?
Have Mad Skills in HTML5?
CSS3?
Responsive Design?

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Find the Overlap

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Find the Overlap

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Find the Overlap

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It is a Good Time to Be You.

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It is a Good Time to Be You.
We have all the talent to do the stuff ahead of us.

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It is a Good Time to Be You.
We have all the talent to do the stuff ahead of us.
Even if we have to fake it.

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About Faking It...
(Until you re...)

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Training?
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Training?
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Formal Training?
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Formal Training?
They Dropped-Out of College!
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My Hero (Part 4)
I ve realized that almost
everyone is a fraud, so I
don t feel that bad about it.

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We re NOT Fakes. We re NOT Frauds.

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We re NOT Fakes. We re NOT Frauds.
We are Hackers.
And That, My Friends, That s Something to Be Proud Of.

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A Guy I Know
We have the talent (in this
room) to solve problems
that have not even been
created yet.

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Hackers

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Hackers
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Hackers
Image Source: Who Was Jim Henson

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Hackers
Image Source: Who Was Jim Henson

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Hackers
Image Source: Who Was Jim Henson

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Hackers
Ladies & Gentlemen: Mr. Jim Henson
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Hackers
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Hackers
$3,000.00
Bernard Tyers
Belén Barros Pena
http://www.diymobileusabilitytesting.net/
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Hackers
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Hackers
Nine Dollars.
Nine Minutes.
Image Source: Me

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Hackers
Image Source: Cinefex Magazine ¦ Don Shay Publications ¦ 1983

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Hackers
Image Source: If Chins Could Kill by Bruce Campbell
Image Source: Cinefex Magazine ¦ Don Shay Publications ¦ 1983

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Hackers
Image Source: If Chins Could Kill by Bruce Campbell
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Hackers
Image Source: If Chins Could Kill by Bruce Campbell
Image Source: Cinefex Magazine ¦ Don Shay Publications ¦ 1983

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Hackers
Image Source: If Chins Could Kill by Bruce Campbell
Image Source: Cinefex Magazine ¦ Don Shay Publications ¦ 1983

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Hackers
Image Source: If Chins Could Kill by Bruce Campbell
Image Source: Cinefex Magazine ¦ Don Shay Publications ¦ 1983

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My Hero (Part 5)
The number one rule of the
B (movie) Jungle is:
When in doubt, make it up
as you go along.

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Hackers
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Hackers

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It is a Good Time to Be You.

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It is a Good Time to Be You.
You can say, I m a Hacker!

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Caring is Sharing
Wait. Or is it Sharing is Caring?

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Get Them to Care
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My Hero (Part 6)
Each One Teach One.

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Speaking of Caring...
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Speaking of Caring...
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It is a Good Time to Be You.

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Great
It is a Good Time to Be You.
You can say, I m a Mentor!

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It IS a Great Time to Be You
(But How Come So Many People Still Aren t Happy?)

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You re in UX or Learning It
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Opportunities Abound, Unicorns
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Opportunities Abound, Unicorns
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Low Barrier to Entry
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Your Steak: We Will Not Cut It For You.

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Your Steak: We Will Not Cut It For You.
Don t Be Afraid to Ask Questions.

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Your Steak: We Will Not Cut It For You.
Don t Be Afraid to Ask Questions.
Don t Be Afraid to Go Off & Learn on Your Own.

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Your Steak: We Will Not Cut It For You.
Don t Be Afraid to Ask Questions.
Don t Be Afraid to Go Off & Learn on Your Own.
Don t Be Afraid to Try Something New.

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Your Steak: We Will Not Cut It For You.
Don t Be Afraid to Ask Questions.
Don t Be Afraid to Go Off & Learn on Your Own.
Don t Be Afraid to Try Something New.
Don t Be Afraid.

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Everything is Amazing. Be Happy.
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It is a Good Time to Be You.

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It is a Good Time to Be You.
UX is Kinda Hot.

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That s Enough, Russ Unger
Thanks for Sharing. Now: So What?

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There s a New UX in Town.

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There s a New UX in Town.
Quick to the Point. No Faking.

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#Waterfall UX
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#AgileUX
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#LeanUX
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#UXShoes
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#IceUX
Word To Your Mother.
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Ice: Visionary?
When I'm in Miami, I think about the
city s heyday in pop culture, during the
mid- to late 1980s. And when I think
about the music from that time, I think
about Vanilla Ice.
Mr. Ice was a social business visionary.
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It is a Good Time to Be You.

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It is a Good Time to Be You.
Ice Ice Baby.

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So What?
You are Not Your Job Title
You are as Much of a Unicorn as You Want to Be
You are Hackers
You are Mentors
You are Proteges
You are Conducted and Formed; A Hell of a Concept
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You are Living in a Good Time to Be You

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You are Living in a Good Time to Be You
I Can t Wait to See What You Can Do

112. Thank You!
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Russ Unger ¦ @russu ¦ WebVisions NYC ¦ #goodtime