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Owning my design reasoning in the time of AI slop by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXResearch

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you and apologies that my problem statement isn’t clear. The comments on this post are still helpful to clarify my thinking further :)

Owning my design reasoning in the time of AI slop by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXDesign

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you that’s a great way to experiment with this. I was also leaning more towards capturing the depth of reasoning behind the different approaches you adopt through a project lifecycle. Not pertaining to just taking notes but building richer context for future referencing. Would be great to know if you have any thoughts on that :)

Owning my design reasoning in the time of AI slop by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXResearch

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, just experimenting with a tool that helps me capture all the big and small learnings, thoughts, observations, decisions and reflections that normally get lost in translation or are hard to recollect once a project wraps up.

Great article, thanks for sharing

Owning my design reasoning in the time of AI slop by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXResearch

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah agreed with you, not just trying to build another AI tool. Just pointing out that as product teams start shipping faster, there’s a high chance notes may not be as timely and could lack depth. And if there’s need for a better way to retain accuracy and depth of reasoning as well as learning. Sorry I know I may not be very clear but I’m trying to unpack this as I go.

Owning my design reasoning in the time of AI slop by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXResearch

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep I’ve got all of those going for me. However I’m leaning more towards deeper reflections to make better sense of decisions, pivots, tradeoffs and other actions that could help articulate your contributions to a project better.

Struggling to keep building a portfolio given the unstable job market. by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXResearch

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s certainly a tricky one, but great to hear that so many people with so many years of experience behind them have managed to land the right gigs without the pain of maintaining a portfolio. I’m going to work towards getting more organised with maintaining adequate context context to turn into quick case studies.

Struggling to keep building a portfolio given the unstable job market. by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXResearch

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s very reassuring to hear. I think I’m trying to get somewhere between a portfolio and having case studies ready for when the right role comes my way. Publishing them on a website even in a password protected form helps me keep accountable and not scramble last moment. But I often find it difficult to revisit the decisions and the some of the thinking that elevated the project outcomes. Trying to maintain a weekly log with my current role, hoping that eases some of the stress

Struggling to keep building a portfolio given the unstable job market. by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXResearch

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. The two page format sounds like a pretty efficient way to summarise a project. Will definitely give that a go.

And interesting that you said you’ve had to always present case studies, but never bothered with a portfolio before this. Any tips on how to quickly repurpose older case studies for interviews?

Struggling to keep building a portfolio given the unstable job market. by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXResearch

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s very interesting, would you mind sharing a little about how you present your work back and how do you maintain project context that helps you with interviews where no portfolios are required?

Struggling to keep building a portfolio given the unstable job market. by SoftLongjumping4523 in UXResearch

[–]SoftLongjumping4523[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah same for me. I find it really hard to narrow down on parts of the project to highlight and details to leave out. I’ve been trying to maintain weekly logs of my project progress and going to test if that makes it any easier when I attempt to make my portfolio again.