Remote Design
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The document discusses effective techniques for remote design, outlining the advantages and challenges of remote work while debunking common misconceptions about it. It provides recommendations for enhancing remote collaboration and design processes, emphasizing the importance of interaction, digital tools, and team dynamics. Various tools and techniques for streamlined communication and prototyping are also highlighted, along with suggestions for successful remote work practices.
Remote Design
- 1. DESIGNING REMOTELY Effective Techniques for Remote Design #remotedesign
- 2. @JimKalbach
- 3. 1. Background on Remote Work 2. Factors of Remote Design 3. Tips, Techniques, Tools 4. Q&A AGENDA
- 4. REMOTE WORK
- 5. Why is it every time I ask for a pair of hands, they come with a brain attached? HENRY FORD
- 6. PETER DRUCKER The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution… will be its knowledge workers and their productivity.
- 7. ROBERT KAPLAN & DAVID NORTON “Linking the Balanced Scorecard to Strategy” 1996 REMOTE WORK
- 9. Isolation Lack of routine Communication Social aspect missing Dependence on technology Image by Britt Selvitelle https://www.flickr.com/photos/bs/2245640803/ Disadvantages
- 10. Misconceptions 1. Remote work is new
- 11. Misconceptions 1. Remote work is new
- 12. 1976
- 13. Misconceptions 1. Remote work is new 2. Remote work means being far away
- 14. Allen Curve
- 17. Misconceptions 1. Remote work is new 2. Remote work means being far away 3. Remote work is permanent
- 19. Misconceptions 1. Remote work is new 2. Remote work means being far away 3. Remote work is permanent 4. Remote work is for all companies
- 20. Companies without Offices Basecamp (formerly 37 Signals) WordPress.com/Automattic Genutec GitHub (100 employees) Kalypso LP MCF Technology Solutions ProofHQ Treehouse Copyblogger (source) YouNeedABudget StackExchange (50/50) MySQL (70/30) GrantStreet SoftwareMill Mozilla 10up Art & Logic (70 employees) AsmallOrange LullaBot (35 employees) AppendTo (23 employees) UniversalMind (65 employees) Basho (115 employees, 50% remote) ScrapingHub (60 employees) UpWorthy (37 employees) http://scottberkun.com/2013/how-many-companies-are-100-distributed/
- 21. ROBERT KAPLAN & DAVID NORTON “Linking the Balanced Scorecard to Strategy” 1996
- 22. 1. Remote work is new (no, it isn’t) 2. Remote work means being far away (not really) 3. Remote work is permanent (actually, it’s fluid) 4. Remote work is for all companies (maybe not) Misconceptions
- 23. REMOTE DESIGN
- 24. Unique Challenges • Visual thinking • Divergent thinking • Iterative work
- 25. Survey on Remote Design • 275 designers from around the world • Mostly digital product designers • Companies from one to over 10,000
- 26. Frequency of remote design
- 27. Challenges of Remote Design
- 28. Quality of design work
- 29. Factors of Remote Design 1. INTERACTION 2. WORKSPACE4. RESULTS 3. PROCESS
- 30. Factors of Remote Design 1. INTERACTION 2. WORKSPACE4. RESULTS 3. PROCESS DIGITAL FIRST
- 32. 1. INTERACTION SPLIT TEAM MIXED TEAM
- 33. 1. INTERACTION SPLIT TEAM MIXED TEAM ALL REMOTE
- 34. 1. INTERACTION 45% 23%6% Combination 25% SPLIT TEAM MIXED TEAM ALL REMOTE
- 35. Recommendations • Meet in person • Post designs daily • Schedule standups & reviews • Go “all remote” for meetings • Ensure everyone joins individually
- 36. 2. WORKPLACE
- 38. Hangouts 43% Skype 43% Internal Drives 34% GoToMeeting 32% Google 31% Evernote 16% WebEx 24% … What’s App 18% … Box 14% … Basic Collaboration CONFERENCING CHAT FILE SHARING 66% 43% 54%
- 39. Hangouts 43% Skype 43% Internal Drives 34% GoToMeeting 32% Google 31% Evernote 16% WebEx 24% … What’s App 18% … Box 14% … Basic Collaboration CONFERENCING CHAT FILE SHARING 66% 43% 54%
- 40. Hangouts 43% Skype 43% Internal Drives 34% GoToMeeting 32% Google 31% Evernote 16% WebEx 24% … What’s App 18% … Box 14% … Basic Collaboration CONFERENCING CHAT FILE SHARING 66% 43% 54%
- 41. Online Prototyping 44% of don’t use an online prototyping tool. Marvel 13% UX Pin 10% Proto.IO 9% Internal Tool 8% … 48%
- 42. Online Testing 59% of don’t use online testing tools UserZoom 21% Other 14% OptimalWorkshop 11% Internal Tool 9% … 37%
- 44. • Agree on communication stack • Get good audio • Use multiple devices • Get to digital quickly • Prototype & test online • Use a virtual whiteboard Recommendations
- 45. QUESTIONS
- 46. 3. PROCESS
- 47. 3. PROCESS DISCOVER DEFINE DELIVER
- 48. 3. PROCESS DISCOVER DEFINE DELIVER UNCERTAINTY CERTAINTY
- 49. IDEO.org – Design Kit: The Course for Human-Centered Design
- 50. Remote Brainstorming Jeff Gothelf “Remote collaborative brainstorming and sketching” http://www.jeffgothelf.com/blog/remote-collaborative-brainstorming-and-sketching-part-i/
- 51. Remote Design Thinking Hanno.co “Getting into remote design thinking with Murally” https://logbook.hanno.co/remote-design-thinking-with-murally/
- 52. Sketching Nathan Curtis, “Sharing Sketches Remotely” http://www.eightshapes.com/blog/2011/08/19/sharing-sketches-remotely/
- 53. Pattern Library http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/09/create-pattern-library-with-evernote-fireworks Kris Niles, “Creating a Pattern Library with Evernote and Fireworks”
- 54. Work asynchronously • Plan independent tasks • Create videos, screencasts • Maintain momentum Plan real-time meetings • Timebox activities • Leverage multitasking • Digitize on-the-fly Recommendations
- 55. 4. RESULTS
- 56. Revelation®
- 57. Dot Voting
- 59. Recommendations • Leverage advantages of digital • Find new patterns • Reduce documentation • Make work transparent • Foster conversations online
- 60. Pilot an all-digital effort
- 61. Future Trends
- 66. Final Thoughts
- 67. Work is not a place, it’s what you accomplished with others
- 68. “In the human economy, the most valuable workers will be hired hearts.”
- 69. @JimKalbach LinkedIn Group: Effective Remote Design Workshop: “Mapping Experience” UX STRAT Conference, Tuesday Sept 8, Athens GA Danke schön
- 70. Skype Google hangouts GoToMeeting WebEx Lync Slack Skype Google What’s App Lync Tools InVision Marvel UX Pin Proto.io UserTesting UserZoom Other OptimalWorkshop Mural LinoIt BoardThing StormBoard RealtimeBoards DropBox Google Drive Internal Drives Evernote Box CONFERENCING CHAT FILE SHARING ONLINE PROTOTYPING ONLINE TESTING ONLINE WHITEBOARDS
- 71. • Jeff Gothelf, “Remote collaborative brainstorming and sketching” • Sqwiggle (always-on remote collaboration tool) • Nathan Curtis (EightShapes) “Sharing Sketches Remotely” using the IPEVO • Kris Niles, “Creating a Pattern Library with Evernote and Fireworks” • Revelation by FocusVision Use Cases