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Getting Started In OOUX

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NN/g on Object-Oriented UX
NN/g on Object-Oriented UX
by Anna Kaley at Neilson Norman Group

NN/g represent the grandfathers of the UX establishment and they have officially endorsed Object-Oriented UX as a solution for "how to make complex systems feel intuitive." This is a super-succinct explainer that gets to the heart of OOUX.

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The Attribute Discovery Guide
The Attribute Discovery Guide
Sophia V. Prater

In this FREE guide, learn the 15 most common attribute types in UX as featured in episode 048 of The OOUX Podcast, (ORCA Series #4) - Top Attributes to Consider for Every Object.

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Benefits of OOUX
Benefits of OOUX
Rik Williams

Certified OOUX Strategist, Rik Williams, has outlined 19 benefits of OOUX for the user-centred and mental model-based information architecture of data-rich products, services and systems. If you need ammunition for selling OOUX at your company, this article is a fantastic mine of stakeholder-whispering postulation.

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How to Sell UX Research with Two Simple Questions
How to Sell UX Research with Two Simple Questions
Sophia V. Prater

It’s why so many UX designers are frustrated in their job and why many projects fail. It’s also why we often can’t sell research: every decision-maker is confident in their own mental picture. In this article, Sophia shows you how to collaboratively expose misalignment in your team’s shared understanding by bringing them together around two questions. What are the objects? How do they relate?

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Object Mapping Quick Start Guide
Object Mapping Quick Start Guide
Sophia V. Prater

In just a single sheet of paper (front and back), this guide gives you step-by-step instructions on how to create an object map.

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Episode 002 - Get Your Hands Dirty With the ORCA Process
Episode 002 - Get Your Hands Dirty With the ORCA Process
Sophia V. Prater

This episode is an audio WORKSHOP that’s going to teach you the basics of OOUX and the ORCA process. If you listened to the first episode, you should have a zoomed-out, big picture Idea of what OOUX is all about. But in this episode, you’ll actually get to practice OOUX!

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Episode 001 - An Updated Look at "Object Oriented UX," the Article
Episode 001 - An Updated Look at "Object Oriented UX," the Article
Sophia V. Prater

October 20, 2015 was when Sophia's article on OOUX debuted on A List Apart. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia shows you how her philosophy and process have changed since then and how OOUX was forged in the crucible of CNN Election Night 2012.

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