Quirks Conference

I’m in London to speak at the Quirks conference about how our amazing terms project, that team lead Janet Standen fondly named “UXLex", came to be. I’ll also share a progress update and a peek at some nature related terms (guerrilla, dogfooding, sunset, sunrise, evergreen, python, bug bash, cloud, unicorn, etc.).

The goal of UXLex is to:

• Reduce confusion in the UX, UXR, MRX, design, user experience, and related industries

• Begin a translation and certified dictionary of terms

• Establish an account of our industry's metamorphosis

People on four continents in the above communities contributed and people from 40+ countries commented about it on LinkedIn

It really struck a cord because:

• We’re not speaking the same language

• It takes more time and effort to collaborate

• The wrong people are getting recruited

• People appear to be inexperienced and unprofessional when they use the terms incorrectly

The work struck an enormous cord. Susan Fader, a NYC researcher, saw a post about it. I am here to speak (and mind the gap) because she saw my posts about it!

Meeting both Janet and Susan has an enormous highlight of this work.

• Language matters

• Perspective matters

• Research is a team sport

Please wish me luck!