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!