Maurice Woods didn’t take a straight path into design. From professional basketball to leading design teams and mentoring the next generation, his story is a reminder that design careers are shaped by lived experience, not just credentials. It’s a good indicator of where design is headed, and who gets to shape it. https://lnkd.in/gRfzg7hQ #BlackHistoryMonth
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Modern design didn’t emerge from a vacuum. Black Bauhaus traces how Black and African art, culture, and ways of making shaped the foundations of modernism, and how those influences continue to echo through design today. Important context for design history https://lnkd.in/gmv4pcrU #BlackHistoryMonth
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Stephen Hawking spent the last decade of his life communicating at one word per minute. Nobody questioned his intelligence. But the world only got a fraction of what he thought about. I've been thinking about what we're actually afraid of when we fear AI, and I don't think it's what most people say it is. More in my latest article. #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #FutureofWork #Leadership #Communication
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“Junior people turn into senior people, who turn into principals and staff, who turn into managers, who turn into VPs and directors. What happens when all of those people who would have been in companies learning and growing don't have jobs?” Jeremy Williams, a mixed-methods researcher, values AI in research but is also being thoughtful about how it is going to impact the future of the UXR industry. #UXR #ThinkFirst
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As AI‑generated media and deepfakes becomes more convincing, trust online is increasingly a design challenge, not just a technical one. This new Microsoft report looks at how signals like provenance, watermarking, and authentication are a path to increase confidence in the authenticity of media, and why no single solution can carry the weight of trust on its own. The takeaway for designers and UX researchers: credibility depends on how context is designed, explained, and interpreted, not just whether it exists. https://lnkd.in/ghggqTkX
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“We will be required to be lifelong learners. Our roles will be redefined eventually. Research will just be a part of our larger skill set, so ride the wave, become a lifelong learner, and just understand that this is the world that we live in right now, and be adaptable and develop multiple streams of skills.” That’s the advice Rose B., Senior Staff AI UX Researcher at PayPal, has for researchers as they chart their future in a world of AI. #UXR #ThinkFirst
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Microsoft Inclusive Design website got a glow-up ✨ As the Inclusive Design practice at Microsoft reaches its 10-year anniversary, the team took on the task of updating the website with inclusive research, designing alongside disabled and neurodivergent communities. The redesign reflects how far the field has come over the last decade. What started as a compliance driven requirement is now an adaptive, human-first experience that centers people’s needs. Explore what changed, why it is important, and the thinking behind it. And tell us how you would’ve approached the redesign differently. https://lnkd.in/gp2RibJQ
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What does it look like to use AI in research without giving up judgment, authorship, or the human touch? In this edition of Think First, Chelsey Fleming, PhD of Google Labs shares how she integrates AI into her workflow while keeping the human voice firmly at the center. #UXR
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What happens when AI becomes a true cognitive partner in research? In this week’s Think First, Savina Hawkins from Anthropic, Claude Code, shares how she redesigned her research practice by pairing deep technical literacy with intentional human–AI workflow design. The result: ✨ speed and scale previously unimaginable ✨ rigorous, transparent research practices ✨ new models for human–agent collaboration Follow along as we continue exploring how AI is reshaping research practices in an AI‑native world. #UXResearch
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We're hiring! Come join us! The Microsoft Design storytelling and envisioning team is seeking a Senior Creative Designer to bring stories to life across digital channels. If you or someone you know is a good fit, send this their way 👀 We also have several other open roles worldwide, so check them out!🌍 https://lnkd.in/gE4wErw2
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