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OOUX Happy Hour - Noun Foraging Party with Sophia Prater

During this game-like happy hour, we'll be going through three rapid-fire noun foraging challenges! You'll get some awesome practice at pulling out the objects (the core concepts) from a mess of user and stakeholder needs and you'll learn some tricks on how to hone in on object quicker and more effectively.

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We will be taking three popular design challenges from past cohorts and as a group, we will try to determine which objects we should prioritize for each challenge. We will try to stick to 20 minutes per challenge but this HH will run a little longer so we can have time for questions and discussion.

This session will be interactive and there will be break out rooms. Come ready to participate — and we'd love it if you keep your camera on, especially in breakout rooms. This will be a great opportunity to get to know some fellow OOUXers!

I will give a quick overview of Noun Foraging, but I will not be going into much detail. To prep for the session, here's some recommended resources:

Rik William's Automated Noun Foraging HH (at least my intro!)

OOUX Podcast Episode on tips for Noun Foraging

Noun Foraging is the first step of the ORCA process, where the research synthesis begins. It's valuable as a standalone activity — even without the other 14 steps of the ORCA Process! If you want to get an overview of the whole process, check out this article and the OOUX Launch Guide.

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