This past Wednesday, I trecked up to New York City to have a cup of joe and participate in a talk with a UX Researcher, Ira Blossom.
When I arrived at weworks, I happily greeted by Ira himself and to enjoy some coffee and sat down. I looked around and started to talk to people. To my surprise, there were people from all over: Fashion and Project Management just to name a few.
The talk started with the organizer, Courtney Brand, and Ira sat down in front of everyone and began speaking. She began to introduce her self and Ira and started to ask Ira questions about UX and UX Research. The overall mission of this talk was to inform people what is UX and why is it important to have it within design. I was shocked to find out that I was agreeing with what Ira was talking about: UX is much more than just wireframes and the user interface and UX is about answering the questions that no one is really asking.
After listening to this talk and talking to Ira personally after, I forgot about one thing when coming up with a research plan for my thesis: Qualitative and Quantitive data. Yep, that is right. I need qualitative data to count for the human element that involves navigating to better understand how people think when designing new navigation concepts. I need quantitive data to have the numbered data to back up the need for a push in navigation.
From this small chit chat, I have learned a lot for both my thesis and my future career!