Tag Archives: synthesis

Human Centered Design – Moving from Research to Recommendations

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Skip Walter

I just finished teaching a User Centered Design Course in the University of Washington Human Centered Design and Engineering Evening Masters program. This course is project based and this year’s project was to create a mobile application for a smart phone … Continue reading →

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Synthesis versus Analysis

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Skip Walter

When I do consulting work for a client, sooner or later I’m asked “what is this process you are using?” Often, this is a polite way of saying that they would rather have a nicely laid out, step by step … Continue reading →

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