I think Robert hit the nail on the head on at least two distinctions:
3. UCD = involves talking to users in (almost?) every case; ACD =
designer can sometimes/often become a SME on the activity with very
little or no outside research
4. UCD = users are unreliable, unstable, and often unpredictable; ACD
= activities are relatively stable, by comparison
Looking at specific industries (in my case, design software) and the
workflows that we're trying to support through our products, I see
myself most interested on the tasks users perform than on the
personas; or using the personas only as means to narrow down the
profile of users I want to recruit for concept validation test.
{ Itamar Medeiros } Information Designer
designing clear, understandable communication by
caring to structure, context, and presentation
of data and information
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