Skeptics of user experience research often point to the following quote attributed to Henry Ford: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” The logic goes that if Ford had conducted user experience (UX) research and listened to his customers, he would have tried to optimize the horse and would never have invented the car. Real innovation cannot happen by simply iterating in response to customer feedback, but instead requires product visionaries that lead solely based on their intuition. What, then, is the value of UX research?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/leoyeykelis/2018/05/10/why-its-wrong-to-ask-users-what-they-want-and-what-to-ask-instead/#53e4995a1f22/
Enterprises increasingly recognise they need to put users at the heart of their product and service design. A study by Alfresco and Forbes in 2017 found that nearly nine out of ten (87 per cent) leading digital enterprises plan to increase their user experience investment by at least 10 per cent in the next three years. Are you planning your product development around your users?
https://www.itproportal.com/features/time-to-make-design-thinking-a-habit/
We’ve all heard of Netflix – the media streaming service has around 118 million subscribers, and for Q1 of 2018 they posted a 42% increase in revenue from last year. One of the reasons behind these impressive numbers is that Netflix is a multi-channel success story. That is evidenced by the fact that although 70% of sign ups happen on mobile and desktop computer, 70% of total viewing then happens on TVs. In other words, users of Netflix engage with the platform on a variety of devices, so the transitions between these need to be seamless in order to deliver a truly multi-channel experience.
https://www.business2community.com/mobile-apps/what-we-can-learn-about-first-time-user-experience-from-the-netflix-app-02052094/
It’s no secret healthcare has improved with technology. I can schedule an appointment with my doctor, view my medical record, and fill a prescription all from an app on my phone. Robotics has changed the way surgery is completed. Human organs are being printed using 3D printers. However, with all these amazing steps towards healthcare of the future, we are missing one important factor: digital user experience.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2018/04/20/why-digital-transformation-in-healthcare-needs-to-prioritize-user-experience/#7f495b3e4bb8/
Mobile apps have become the bread and butter for many digital marketers. This is mostly credited to the fact that a quality mobile app has the potential to promote and grow your business tremendously. It can open new channels of revenue, introduce you to new marketing strategies (e.g. location tracking), give you the opportunity to provide more modern social media campaigns and of course, enable you to focus more on user experience. However, as the famous Rocky Balboa (yes, I’m a fan) puts it, ‘it ain’t all sunshines and rainbows’. Developing a successful mobile app can be a demanding task that requires a lot of thought and understanding of what the customer needs. So what better way to explore what the customer needs than to ask them directly? Customer feedback makes that all too simple.
https://mopinion.com/easy-to-use-mobile-app-feedback-form-templates/
The greatest invention since the wheel has got to be the internet. With the internet, we are given unprecedented access to so much information. Not only that, but we are also able to share information with people who we would never even personally meet.
https://www.influencive.com/the-psychology-behind-customer-feedback-and-how-it-can-help-build-your-online-business/
Social networking giant Facebook, which has been embroiled in a data breach controversy, today said it will host a series of public events across various countries, including India, as part of its efforts to improve and refine its community standard guidelines.
http://www.bgr.in/news/facebook-to-seek-user-feedback-to-improve-community-guidelines/
Uber in late 2016 redesigned its Driver app but as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi highlighted on Tuesday, it’s already showing its age. Worse yet, Khosrowshahi concedes that Uber went about its last design in the wrong way – doing the work based on what they thought drivers wanted, launching it and hoping for the best.
https://www.techspot.com/news/74101-uber-revamps-driver-app-based-user-feedback.html/
Dealing with complainers and haters in social media can, of course, be tricky. What you need is a framework for how to do it right.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/273748/
As more companies and brands monitor and participate in community dialogues, they need to be aware that the loudest consumers don’t always represent the majority.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/252318/
