An action in a user interface that, once performed, cannot be undone and typically involves deleting or removing content. Important for emphasizing the severity of the action and ensuring user confirmation to prevent accidental data loss.
The process of triggering particular aspects of a person's identity to influence their behavior or decisions. Important for designing personalized and effective user experiences.
The loss of customers over a specific period, also known as customer churn. Important for understanding and addressing customer retention issues.
Newly developing patterns or shifts in technology, behavior, or design that have the potential to influence future practices and strategies. Important for staying ahead of the curve and adapting to changes in the industry.
A theoretical approach that focuses on observable behaviors and dismisses internal processes, emphasizing the role of environmental factors in shaping behavior. Foundational for understanding how external factors influence user behavior and for designing behavior-based interventions.
A detailed strategy outlining the timeline, milestones, and deliverables for a product release, ensuring that all activities are aligned and completed on schedule. Essential for coordinating efforts and ensuring a successful product launch.
The study of complex systems and how interactions within these systems give rise to collective behaviors. Useful for understanding and managing the complexity in design processes and systems.
The organizational structure and dynamics of teams within a company, designed to enhance collaboration and delivery. Important for optimizing team performance and project outcomes.
A dark pattern where the design focuses the user's attention on one thing to distract them from another. Designers should avoid this deceptive tactic and ensure user attention is not unfairly diverted.
A role responsible for ensuring that products and services are delivered efficiently, on time, and within budget. Crucial for managing project timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations.
The use of data, algorithms, and machine learning to recommend actions that can achieve desired outcomes. Essential for optimizing decision-making and implementing effective strategies.
The strategy of placing a brand in the market to occupy a distinct and valued place in the minds of the target audience. Crucial for differentiating a brand and achieving competitive advantage.
The enhancement or diminishment of perception, cognition, or related performance as a result of exposure to a stimulus of greater or lesser value in the same dimension. Useful for designing interfaces that leverage contrasting elements to guide user attention and behavior.
A research process used to identify and understand the underlying needs of users to inform the design of products and services. Essential for creating user-centered designs that address real user needs.
A theory in environmental psychology that suggests people prefer environments where they can see (prospect) without being seen (refuge). Useful for understanding environmental design and creating spaces that feel safe and inviting.
A pricing strategy where a core product is sold at a low price, but complementary products are sold at higher prices. Useful for designing pricing strategies that maximize revenue from complementary products.
The practice of comparing one's performance, processes, or practices to those of peers or competitors to identify areas for improvement. Important for understanding relative performance and identifying best practices for improvement.
A cognitive bias where someone mistakenly assumes that others have the same background knowledge they do. Essential for designers to ensure communications and products are clear and accessible to all users, regardless of their background knowledge.
Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) is a prioritization method used in agile and lean methodologies to maximize value by comparing the cost of delay to the duration of tasks. Essential for effectively prioritizing work to ensure the highest value tasks are completed first.
The assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors to identify competitive advantages and disadvantages. Essential for strategic planning and positioning within the market.
A psychological state where individuals lose their sense of self-awareness and personal responsibility in groups, often leading to atypical behavior. Crucial for understanding group dynamics and designing experiences that promote positive group interactions.
The core values outlined in the Agile Manifesto, including individuals and interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change. Fundamental for guiding agile practices and fostering an agile mindset.
The set of human characteristics associated with a brand, which shape how consumers perceive it. Important for creating a relatable and engaging brand identity.
A role in Agile project management responsible for ensuring the team follows Agile practices, facilitating meetings, and removing obstacles to progress. Essential for supporting Agile teams and ensuring successful implementation of Scrum practices.
A schedule of reinforcement where a desired behavior is reinforced every time it occurs, promoting quick learning and behavior maintenance. Important for designing systems that encourage consistent user behavior.
A Gestalt principle stating that elements that are visually connected are perceived as more related than elements with no connection. Essential for creating designs that effectively group related elements.
The orchestration and optimization of design operations to improve efficiency, quality, and impact of the design function within an organization. Crucial for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of design teams.
The tendency for people's perception to be affected by their recurring thoughts at the time. Important for understanding how current thoughts influence user perception and decision-making.
A behavioral economic theory that describes how people choose between probabilistic alternatives that involve risk, where the probabilities of outcomes are known. Crucial for understanding decision-making under risk and designing systems that align with user behavior.
Impact, Confidence, and Ease of implementation (ICE) is a prioritization framework used in product management to evaluate features. Essential for making informed and strategic decisions about feature development and prioritization.
A cognitive bias where people place too much importance on one aspect of an event, causing errors in judgment. Important for understanding decision-making and designing interfaces that provide balanced information.
The reduction in sales of a company's existing products due to the introduction of a new product by the same company. Crucial for understanding product strategy and market impacts of new product introductions.
The study of cultural norms, values, and practices and their influence on human behavior. Useful for designing products that are culturally sensitive and relevant.
A design philosophy that views constraints as opportunities for creativity and innovation, rather than limitations. Crucial for fostering a mindset that turns limitations into design strengths.
The study of the principles that govern human behavior, including how people respond to stimuli and learn from their environment. Crucial for designing user experiences that anticipate and influence user behavior.
The distribution of a new or updated software product to users. Important for delivering new features, improvements, and fixes to users, ensuring continuous enhancement of the product.
The worth of something based on its ability to help achieve a desired end or goal. Useful for understanding and prioritizing design elements that contribute to user goals.
The study of how information is transmitted and received, including the processes and methods that facilitate communication. Important for designing effective communication strategies and user interfaces.
A decision-making rule where individuals choose the option with the highest perceived value based on the first good reason that comes to mind, ignoring other information. Crucial for understanding and designing for quick decision-making processes.
A design approach that emphasizes simplicity, using only the necessary elements to create a clean and uncluttered look. Essential for creating intuitive and user-friendly interfaces.
A set of criteria that a user story or task must meet before being accepted into the development cycle, ensuring it is actionable and clear. Essential for ensuring that tasks are well-defined and ready for development.
A phenomenon where individuals' preferences between options change when the options are presented in different ways or contexts. Important for understanding and designing around inconsistencies in user choices.
The perseverance and passion for long-term goals, often seen as a key trait for success. Important for understanding and fostering resilience and persistence in design and product development.
An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of a brand's name, used as a logo or branding element. Important for creating a simplified and recognizable brand identity.
A design technique that overrides the default scrolling behavior, often to create a more controlled or immersive experience. Controversial; can enhance or hinder user experience depending on implementation.
The phenomenon where a humanoid object that appears almost, but not exactly, like a real human causes discomfort in observers. Important for understanding user reactions to lifelike robots and avatars.
The default scaling factor applied by a device to render content at its optimal size and resolution. Crucial for ensuring visual clarity and consistency on various devices.
A structure or framework used to create effective prompts for AI systems, ensuring clarity and context. Important for standardizing and improving AI prompt design.
Research focused on understanding and improving information architecture (IA), ensuring that information is logically and intuitively organized for users. Crucial for optimizing the organization and accessibility of information.
A qualitative research method where a small group of people discuss a product, service, or concept to gather diverse insights and opinions. Important for gaining in-depth understanding of user perceptions and needs.
The study of cooking techniques, ingredients, and the cultural significance of food, providing insights into creativity and innovation in other fields. Useful for drawing parallels between culinary arts and design, fostering creativity and innovation.
A distinct text-only typographic treatment of a brand name used as a logo. Important for establishing a recognizable brand identity and ensuring consistent brand representation.
Designing products that leverage behavioral science to influence user behavior in positive ways. Crucial for creating products that are effective in shaping user behavior and improving engagement.
A key aspect of Gestalt psychology describing the mind's ability to fill in gaps to create a whole object from incomplete elements. Crucial for designing creative and engaging visuals that are both pleasing to the eye and cleverly satisfying to the mind.
The study of how new ideas, products, and processes are developed and brought to market. Essential for fostering creativity and ensuring the continuous improvement and relevance of products.
A clear and concise list of criteria that a product or task must meet to be considered complete, ensuring alignment and understanding within a team. Essential for maintaining quality and consistency in agile project management.
A declaration of the values and principles essential for agile software development. Foundational for understanding the ethos of agile methodologies.
A design approach that uses data, algorithms, and predictive analytics to anticipate user needs and behaviors, creating more personalized and effective experiences. Crucial for enhancing user experience through anticipation and personalization.
A set of rules and standards that define how a brand should be represented across all media and platforms. Crucial for ensuring brand consistency and maintaining brand integrity.
The design of user interfaces for machines and software, such as computers, mobile devices, and other electronic devices, with the focus on maximizing usability and the user experience. Essential for ensuring that digital products are intuitive and easy to use.