Zeitspace News

Mark Tan, left, and Nathan Maton, right, will talk about building a tight community feedback loop at a Zeitspace Session Sept. 23.

Not building products with your community? You should. Here’s why.

By Kelly Pedro Sep 17, 2021

Ahead of his Zeitspace Session, Wyze’s Mark Tan talks about why product managers should focus on community-driven product development.

Topics: Our Craft Product Zeitspace Sessions

David Dame appears by video for a Zeitspace Session on product innovation. Below him is a slide that has three graphs with confidence intervals. Text: Missed opportunities. I have cerebral palsy but my money doesn’t.

Building a new product? Here’s a gold mine of opportunity

By Kelly Pedro Sep 9, 2021

When it comes to innovation, look at where mismatches are happening — often with people with disabilities who have to work around inaccessible products.

Topics: Our Craft Zeitspace Sessions Accessibility

Karen VanHouten appears on video over a slide with the outline of a mountain. Text: Competency, Mastery, Wisdom.

How UX designers can survive in a wicked environment

By Kelly Pedro Sep 2, 2021

UX designers train for one environment and work in another. UX designer Karen VanHouten talks about how to go from barely surviving to thriving.

Topics: UX Design Our Craft UXWaterloo

A person in a power wheelchair sits at a meeting table with her laptop open in front of her. She is wearing a red dress and has long dark hair.

Digital accessibility by design

By Kelly Pedro Aug 26, 2021

In a digital world making products accessible means focusing on usability first.

Topics: Inclusive Design Accessibility

Ruth Kikin-Gil stands in front of a camera holding a cell phone in front of her. An AI determines that her phone is exhibiting fear and identifies her phone as male.

Microsoft created guidelines for ethical AI. Here’s why you should use them

By Kelly Pedro Aug 12, 2021

At July’s uxWaterloo, Ruth Kikin-Gil talked about how organizations can use the 18 guidelines for human AI interaction she developed with Microsoft.

Topics: UXWaterloo

Tyler Delaat wears glasses a white shirt and dark blazer.

Welcome to Zeitspace, Tyler Delaat

By Zeitspace Aug 5, 2021

Tyler Delaat has joined us as a software engineer. Meet Tyler through our now-standard questions where responses include fruit trees and 3D modelling.

Topics: Welcome to Zeitspace

Welcome to Zeitspace, Catalin Pop

By Zeitspace Jul 28, 2021

What do coffee and karate have in common? They're responses Catalin Pop, who's joined Zeitspace as a software engineer, gave in our now-standard questions.

Topics: Welcome to Zeitspace

Yellow sticky notes grouped together on a white board.

Using storytelling concepts in design

By Kelly Pedro Jul 22, 2021

We can adapt storytelling principles around developing a character to the UX design principles we use to make decisions about what we're designing and why.

Topics: UX Design Our Craft Fluxible

Ren Navarro sits in a brewery. She's holding up a glass and looking at the amber liquid in it.

Want to diversify your workforce? Be honest and clear about your values

By Kelly Pedro Jul 15, 2021

Designing an inclusive organization isn’t a one-and-done. There’s no checklist, only starting points, diversity educator Ren Navarro said at Fluxible 2021.