💎 Are We Focused on the Right Problem?
Happy Sunday, everyone!
What's the work worth, if the meaning doesn’t translate? Translating value is a key part of the working process. This week’s reads blend a few worlds; AI is starting to act on its own, financial products carry real consequences, and teams often jump to features before understanding the real problem.
Though across all three pieces, the signal is the same. When teams slow down and make intent, value, and problems clearer, people trust the experience more.
Let’s dive in.
Bryan
TODAY’S PRESSURE POINTS
Apoorva Pethe says AI changes how people use software. Instead of users doing every step, AI can act on its own like a helper. Because of this, designers need new ways to make sure people understand what the AI is doing while still feeling in control.
Her AI UX Compass helps teams design AI that people can trust and guide. It focuses on five things: making sure the AI follows the user’s goals, showing how it makes decisions, keeping the user in charge, helping people know when to trust it, and making sure the AI behaves fairly.
THE DEEP CUT: As AI starts doing things on its own, the design challenge changes. We’re emphasizing its no longer about buttons and screens but about helping designers feel safe, letting the systems act.
The ZURB team laid out that financial websites are hard to design. Decisions are serious and when one bad choice can cost you the trust of others. We believe that people trust clear meaning more than fancy design. When websites use numbers, clear outcomes, and one strong message, users understand the value faster and feel more confident making a decision.
THE DEEP CUT: Great design can make a page look strong even when the message is weak.
Merissa Silk outlines that good product thinking starts with the user’s problem. When teams understand what users are trying to do and where they struggle, they can build things that actually help people.
DEEP CUT: The best teams aren’t feature factories, they slow down and ask one question first.. “what problem are we solving?”
READER BONUS
Where does clarity break down most for your team?
- AI behavior and trust
- Website messaging and value
- Product ideas vs real user problems
Reply with your pick 😉
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2dLove this infographic from Merissa Silk- good product thinking starts with the user’s problem!