profession file · read as its task mix
mostly moving fast
UX designer
design, programming
UX designers research how people use a product, sketch and prototype flows, test them with users and hand polished designs to developers. AI is showing up in prototype generation, research synthesis and first-pass layouts, less in the user conversations.
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The part that gains value
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Safer ground: build these
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Critical thinking
reasoning independently, informed by evidence
AI literacy
understand how ai would affect us, for better or worse
Design
understanding & applying design logic
Creativity
coming up with ideas & pushing them forward
Systems thinking
seeing patterns & creating models to handle complexity
Interfaces
creating ways that let people and/or technology interact
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