I think I framed this question the wrong way. What I want is this: If you knew a VP of Marketing at WidgetCo who suddenly decided his widgets needed to be easy to use, what should he do? Since he knows *nothing* about IXda, or usability, or any of it, where does he start? How can he find a good design firm to hire? Or get guidance on hiring his first full time Design person? What I'm mystified by is the lack of any website or FAQ sheet to give to a VP like this to answer their basic questions. I've looked and I've found nothing. It seems a basic piece of evangalism for what this list is about. Know of anything? -Scott Scott Berkun www.scottberkun.com _____
From: Tom Nunes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:25 PM To: [email protected]; Scott Berkun Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to hire an interaction designer? Scott, As with all design, interaction design is a form of problem solving. In that sense, much of what you write about creative thinking and innovation would apply here as well. So, absent specific IxD qualities to look for, I would ask the candidate to describe his or her problem solving techniques. How does the candidate approach a problem? How does he or she generate ideas? >From my perspective, the best ideas come from teams, not individuals. So, how does this person interact with the team and inspire creative thinking from all participants? If the candidate provides a portfolio, for each artifact in the portfolio, ask what was the underlying problem (or goal or objective) the design was meant to solve, and how did it solve it? Best Regards, Tom ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
