#29506
Dr. Shneiderman muses on mulidisciplinarianism and reminds us that no computer is smarter than a wooden pencil.
Adlin, Tamara and Ben Shneiderman. UX Pioneers (2007). Articles>Interviews>User Experience
#29499
Want to see what passionate thinking looks like? Peek inside a brain filled with theatre, invention, games for girls, and design-as-activism.
Adlin, Tamara and Brenda Laurel. UX Pioneers (2007). Articles>Interviews>User Experience
#29501
Cliff Nass revels in being weird, thinking 'wildly,' and taking 'big fliers.' But he's also fascinated by what makes everything the same. If we were all as open to oddness as he is, the world would be a much more interesting place.
Adlin, Tamara and Cliff Nass. UX Pioneers (2007). Articles>Interviews>User Experience
#29505
Ginny Redish has been in love with language since she was twelve. And today? It's only logical--she creates conversations between people and computers.
Adlin, Tamara and Janice C. 'Ginny' Redish. UX Pioneers (2007). Articles>Interviews>User Experience
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The Interdisciplinary Rodeo: How to Wrangle Diverse Professionals Without Getting Gored 
Interdisciplinary work is complicated by communication and collaboration problems. Technical communicators can serve as effective interdisciplinary team facilitators if they predict and prepare for the linguistic and political problems many interdisciplinary teams encounter. Effective preparation includes preliminary research to define key terms and identify political concerns. Interdisciplinary team facilitators must also establish their own role on the team and help other members understand the benefits and difficulties of interdisciplinary collaboration. Finally, facilitators must establish a system to archive the work of the team.
Adlin, Tamara. STC Proceedings (1996). Careers>Management
#29502
Today Jakob Nielsen is an inspiration and, through his books and seminars, a teacher to many. But what inspired him to get where he is today?
Adlin, Tamara and Jakob Nielsen. UX Pioneers (2007). Articles>Interviews>User Experience
#29504
Did ye know that studying Medieval troubadours can actually help ye understand the communication challenges we face in our 'High Church of Technology?'
Adlin, Tamara and Judith Ramey. UX Pioneers (2007). Articles>Interviews>User Experience
#29498
Before he co-founded Adaptive Path, Mike sold hot sauce online and built giant dancing robots. Today he thinks about things like boxes of chocolates that deliver joy and surprise long after the candy is gone.
Adlin, Tamara and Mike Kuniavsky. UX Pioneers (2007). Articles>Interviews>User Experience
#29500
From deciding he hated math to becoming the president of Adaptive Path, Peter describes a career driven by experience design.
Adlin, Tamara and Peter Merholz. UX Pioneers (2007). Articles>Interviews>User Experience
#29503
A solo usability consultant who focuses on user research and strategy, Whitney thinks and writes about the role of storytelling in user experience design.
Adlin, Tamara and Whitney Quesenbery. UX Pioneers (2007). Articles>Interviews>User Experience
#29509
Why is it so Hard to Make Products that People Love?
Why do so many good designs get trampled during the product development process? If everyone is trying to create something good for their customers, why is the development process so rife with disagreements and compromises that actually hurt businesses in the long run? If everyone has the same good intentions, can't the business people just make up their minds about what kind of product they want to create and let design create the right solution?
Adlin, Tamara and John Pruitt. Gain: AIGA Journal of Business and Design (2006). Design>User Interface>Collaboration
