I started a new job on Monday June 25 at Optum as a UX Director in the UX Design Studio (UXDS). Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group. The last time I did UX work in healthcare was for Summa Health System in 2010, so there will be lots to brush up on. And UHG is an order of…
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Who knew there was a better German word than schadenfreude?
VERSCHLIMMBESSERN Came across this delightful tweet. To make something worse while trying to improve it. Painfully well known to anyone who has done multi-disciplinary projects, amplified when a deadline is part of the mix.
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As most who know me know all too well, I’m not an Apple fangirl. So of course, any headline that whiffs of critical commentary always attracts my notice. Apple’s New Design Ethos: Making Gadgets Easy To Sell, Hard To Use This article in Co.Design makes a couple of interesting observations: To be fair, Apple didn’t…
Read moreSkyknit: Training neural networks to generate knitting patterns
Knitting is one of my favorite past-times; it is simultaneously meditative and productive. It is also decidedly low-tech and a welcome respite away from the screens that occupy so much of my work day. The Atlantic is giving The New Yorker a run for its money when it comes to beloved source of long-form journalism…
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