Domain Experts / Subject Matter Experts / Industry Experts have invaluable knowledge that you can (and should) apply during your UX process. Domain expert involvement is not an alternative to UX research, and a domain expert is certainly neither a “user expert” nor a designer.
Interviews
Domain Expert Interview — UX Knowledge Base Sketches
Knowledge
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled.
This is not a crazy, idealized notion.
Leadership
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Knowledge
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business.
Startups
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Knowledge
Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives
From the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series of popular essays, this handwritten and heartfelt book shares wisdom and empathy from one working artist to others in his signature tone: empathetic, vulnerable, inclusive, and conversational. Perforated tear-and-share pages make it easy to display the most crucial reminders or to pass a bit of advice on to someone who needs it.
Craft
Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives