Creating A Navigation System For Your Career discusses developing a career navigation system with four steps: 1) Understand where you currently are, 2) Decide where you want to go, 3) Identify the gaps between current and desired states, and 4) Plan to close those gaps. It emphasizes the importance of knowing yourself, your skills, experiences and goals to effectively navigate your career path. The document provides examples of different navigation approaches and advises constantly evaluating opportunities and progress to guide career decisions.
6. About me
I live here: I work here:
But I used to do something very different...
Critical Mass
Calgary, AB, Canada Eh?
Doing: With these:
UX Strategy @shaidelson
A few big companies
13. Our navigation systems prevent people from getting lost
Primary navigation:
Breadcrumbs:
14. Our navigation systems prevent people from getting lost
Primary navigation: Local navigation:
Breadcrumbs:
15. Our navigation systems prevent people from getting lost
Primary navigation: Local navigation:
Breadcrumbs: Faceted navigation:
16. Our navigation systems prevent people from getting lost.
Where am I? where can I go? What’s close to here?
Over the last 12+ year’s we’ve become the
experts in not getting lost...
Primary navigation Local navigation
How did I get here? What other options do I have?
Breadcrumbs @shaidelson
Faceted navigation
17. Except when it comes to the path
forward for our profession
@shaidelson
24. There is probably no seat at the table. Now
stop talking about it and develop your career.
@shaidelson
25. A seat at the table for the discipline?
Eric Reiss:
...It’s time to stop defining the
damn thing and show what value it
can bring...
No one cares about our
wireframes, ...
We need to start presenting a facet
of what we do that’s important...
26. A seat at the table for the discipline?
Eric Reiss:
...It’s time to stop defining the
damn thing and show what value it
can bring...
No one cares about our
wireframes, ...
We need to start presenting a facet
of what we do that’s important...
Lis Hubert:
How many of you out there
know what your career path is?
...what next? UX management?
...there are no career paths that
have been established in our
field.
27. A seat at the table for the discipline?
Eric Reiss: Whitney Hess:
...It’s time to stop defining the I help companies improve the lives
damn thing and show what value it of their customers and their
can bring... employees.
No one cares about our What past clients often say about
wireframes, ... me is: “she is so much more than a
UX designer”.
We need to start presenting a facet
of what we do that’s important...
Lis Hubert:
How many of you out there
know what your career path is?
...what next? UX management?
...there are no career paths that
have been established in our
field.
28. A seat at the table for the discipline?
Eric Reiss: Whitney Hess:
...It’s time to stop defining the I help companies improve the lives
damn thing and show what value it of their customers and their
can bring... employees.
No one cares about our What past clients often say about
wireframes, ... me is: “she is so much more than a
UX designer”.
We need to start presenting a facet
of what we do that’s important...
Lis Hubert: Jared Folkmann:
How many of you out there UXers need to understand there
know what your career path is? are already people who decide who
it’s for, what will be made, and
...what next? UX management? often, what direction will be taken.
...there are no career paths that You want to influence strategy, be a
have been established in our strategist.
field.
29. A seat at the table for the discipline?
Eric Reiss: Whitney Hess:
Part of the problem is that organizations
don’t know who UX should report to. I help companies improve the lives of their
It’s time to stop defining the damn thing and customers and their employees. What
show what value it can bring. Until past clients often say about me is:
we don’t start thinking and talking in “she is so much more than a UX
business terms we will never influence at a designer”.
strategic level. No one cares about our
It’s not about UX getting a seat at the table. It’s
wireframes, they care about how we can
grow their business. We need to start
presenting a facet of what we do
about YOU getting a seat at the table.
that’s important to the work of those
who make the decisions.
Lis Hubert: Jared Folkmann:
How many of you out there UXers need to understand there are
know what your career path is? already people who decide what will
Ok you can do wireframes, interviews, be made, what direction will be taken, who
task analysis, etc… but what next? the customer really is, what value can be
UX management? But you don’t brought, and all other strategic matters. In
want to be a manager. What else agencies it’s the account people, planners,
besides management is next for a and creatives. In-house it may be the
UXer? We can’t answer that question, marketing people or product management.
because there are not career You want to influence strategy, be a
paths that have been established in strategist.
our field.
@shaidelson
33. It’s the balance between the 4 that matters
Who you are: What you do:
What you learned: What you say:
34. 1. Understand where you are now.
Who you are: What you do:
A combination of all 4 factors determines
your degree and sphere of influence
Personality, education, background, looks, Research, gather requirements, synthesize,
connections, place of employment, etc... facilitate, sketch, test, etc...
What you know: What you say:
Topics, principles, methods, tools, Your tweets, discussions,
trends, techniques, etc... @shaidelson
postings, talks, articles, etc...
36. Navigate to a specific destination
“I want to be a Chief Experience Officer”
“I want to be a CMO for a telco company”
“I want to lead a UX consultancy”
39. Is this for you?
Personality Factors:
Internal
- Locus Of Control External
- Resilience High
Low
Life Circumstances:
High
- Ability to pursue Low
- Support from others None
Lots
Life Stage:
Older
Younger
- Age factors
- Knowledge of self Weak
Strong
@shaidelson
40. Navigate toward a general direction
“I want to be a consultant who is brought in to help shape the
strategic direction of companies”
“I want to help companies figure out what they want to build, not
how they will build it”
41. Advantage: Moving in the a direction while
being flexible enough to deal with changes.
42. Disadvantage: The more non-specific the direction
the harder it gets to know if you’re getting closer.
43. Is this for you?
Personality Factors:
Internal
- Locus Of Control External
- Resilience High
Low
Life Circumstances:
High
- Ability to pursue Low
- Support from others None
Lots
Life Stage:
Older
Younger
- Age factors
- Knowledge of self Weak
Strong
@shaidelson
44. Navigate toward opportunities
“I’m quite happy doing exactly what I’m doing as long as a keep
making more money”
“I don’t really care where my next job would be as long as the work is
fun and the clients are nice”
47. Is this for you?
Personality Factors:
Internal
- Locus Of Control External
- Resilience High
Low
Life Circumstances:
High
- Ability to pursue Low
- Support from others None
Lots
Life Stage:
Older
Younger
- Age factors
- Knowledge of self Weak
Strong
@shaidelson
48. LEAD
people
product
process
practice
@shaidelson
52. Mind the gap
Here There
Who you are Who you want to be
What you do What you will want to do
What you know What you will need to know
What you say What you will be able to say