Context is King – Crafting Smarter, Adaptive Digital Products Today

Context is king Crafting smarter, adaptive   digital products today @nickvanderlinde

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 @nickvanderlinde Principal interaction designer

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 “The design goal is to find ways to use data, prior behavior and business logic to have things happen automatically, or as close to automatic as we can get.”

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Aaron Shapiro (CEO, Huge inc.)

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Less work

for our users! (Also: more work for us)

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 We believe the future is about less interactivity. Not more.

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Different kinds of context

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Screen context

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Proximity context

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Physical context

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Behavioural context

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 http://www.leaseplan.com

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Design system

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Adobe Management Cloud Episerver Digital Experience Cloud Sitecore Experience Platform New tools and platforms

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 A practical guide to designing   for context

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 1 2 3 4 Identify the   problem(s)

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 + + Quantitative research Helps to discover   what is happening with a product or service • Surveys

• A/B tests

• Remote tests • Analytics Qualitative

research Tells you why that is happening, and catch underlying problems • Focus groups

• Interviews • Participatory design

• Usability tests

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 The best ideas emerge   at the intersection of   user needs and business goals

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 1 2 3 4 Create a   baseline   experience

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Progressive   enhancement   is your friend

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Progressive enhancement means not making assumptions about Javascript, browsers, connectivity, screen size, etc,

We simply make things that works everywhere

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 In practice, that means

• Core content (text & images)

• Forms, radiobuttons, selectboxes • A simple, accessible experience

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 It’s all about purpose,   not “pixel-perfectness”

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Making sure your product works everywhere   is incredibly liberating

It allows us to move on quickly,   and focus on the cool stuff

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 1 2 3 4 “Enhance”   with context

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Now that we have   the basics in place,   let’s enhance!

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 1 2 3 4 Keep   improving

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Designing for context Identify the problem Define the basic experience

Enhance with context

Keep improving 1 2 3 4

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Design principles   for working   with context

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 1 Don’t take

things

away. Ever

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 (Re)prioritize content   and features,   don’t eliminate them

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Always allow overrides 2

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 No matter how sophisticated your context model or algorithm, your assumptions will often be wrong.

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Clearly show what’s happening, and allow users to overrule your assumptions or find alternatives.

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Don’t

get

creepy 3

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 “We may collect information on your   mobile device, such as contacts,   photos, or media files, your location,   sensor data (e.g., about the speed of   your movements, such as whether you   are running, walking, or in transit).”

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 http://twitter.com/chrismnorr/status/634731205104156672

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 The benefits to your customers should outweigh the (potential) privacy cost

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Don’t take anything away Allow overrides Don’t get creepy Design principles

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 What’s next?

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@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 As technology blends into every aspect of our lives, the need for digital products to consider and adapt to context becomes increasingly urgent

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 26 billion

smart devices in 2020 Gartner says: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/10/30/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-internet-of-things/

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Cisco says: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/10/30/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-internet-of-things/ 50 billion

smart devices in 2020

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Intel says: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/10/30/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-internet-of-things/ 200 billion

smart devices in 2020

@nickvanderlinde UX Scotland 2016 Are you ready
for that future?

Thanks! @nickvanderlinde