“Brynn is an incredibly powerful connector that enriches every organization and project she takes part in. In my years at UCSD studying toward a BS in CogSci with HCI specialization moments with Brynn were a true joy. She enriched my undergraduate experience as my passionate and energetic mentor, happily collaborating with me to strengthen UX community in San Diego and better prepare students for industry through Dr. Kirsh’s Interactive Cognition Lab, UCSD's CogSci student organization (CSSA) and local professional associations. Brynn readily applies her strong research background and practical experience to tackle difficult projects with energy, creativity and a very positive attitude. It was Brynn's recommendation that led me to tackling a fascinating problem to help artificially model human intelligence as a paid part time researcher at Calit2 which later inspired me to further pursue automation and artificial modeling of human intelligence in an honors thesis. Every interaction with Brynn opens me up to incredible opportunities and challenges me to think. I am incredibly thankful and appreciative of the time she has taken to mentor me professionally and academically.”
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What are the benefits and challenges of design leadership in a remote setting?
Now that we are through the pandemic, many of our colleagues are permanently remote. "Hybrid" teams are increasingly common, which is, in many ways, more challenging than if everyone were equally remote/distributed. In today's hybrid climate, I find it especially important to keep recurring team meetings as a touchpoint, be deliberate about when to bring the whole team together in person (at least 2x a year, ideally once per quarter), and set aside time for brainstorming/ideation sessions. It's similarly important to create equity in virtual meetings, ensuring all voices can be heard.
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Here's how you can cultivate confidence in your career.
It's really hard to ask for feedback especially when you're feeling self-conscious. I like practicing real-time feedback, which you can ask for from colleagues immediately after a presentation, project, or even a meeting. Simply say: "In the spirit of real time feedback, would you share how you feel I did [x]?" or "I am trying to improve [y]. Would you give me some real-time, raw feedback about how I did [y] just now?" It can be via email instead of face to face to avoid any social awkwardness too!
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What are the top information architecture tools for UX designers?
I love using "gamestorming" exercises to quickly get thoughts out of my head. These short exercises are useful for brainstorming, ideation, but also creating action plans and making decisions. There's a trove of resources over at: https://gamestorming.com/
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I spent yesterday at VidCon meeting a ton of creators and talking to them about everything from how they got started, to where they get their ideas…
I spent yesterday at VidCon meeting a ton of creators and talking to them about everything from how they got started, to where they get their ideas…
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When Facebook comes to Work: Understanding the Work Practice of the Digital Native
CyberAge Books
See publicationChapter 1 in "Dancing with Digital Natives: Staying in Step with the Generation that's Transforming the Way Business is Done"; Edited by Michele Manafy and Heidi Gautschi
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An Elaborated Model of Social Search
Information Processing and Management (IP&M), 46(6), pp. 656-678
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Do your Friends make you Smarter: An Analysis of Social Strategies in Online Information Seeking
Information Processing and Management (IP&M), 46(6), pp. 679-692
Prior research in the social search space has focused on the informational benefits of collaborating with others during web and workplace information seeking. However, social interactions, especially during complex tasks, can have cognitive benefits as well. Our goal in this paper is to document the methods and outcomes of using social resources to help with exploratory search tasks. We used a talk-aloud protocol and video capture to explore the actions of eight subjects as they completed two…
Prior research in the social search space has focused on the informational benefits of collaborating with others during web and workplace information seeking. However, social interactions, especially during complex tasks, can have cognitive benefits as well. Our goal in this paper is to document the methods and outcomes of using social resources to help with exploratory search tasks. We used a talk-aloud protocol and video capture to explore the actions of eight subjects as they completed two ‘‘Google-hard” search tasks. Task questions were alternated between a Social and Non-Social Condition. The Social Condition restricted participants to use only social resources—search engines were not allowed. The Non-Social Condition permitted normal web-based information sources, but restricted the use of social tools.
We describe the social tactics our participants used in their search process. Asking questions on social networking sites and targeting friends one-on-one both resulted in increased information processing but during different phases of the question–answering process. Participants received more responses via social networking sites but more thorough answers in private channels (one-on-one). We discuss the possibility that the technological and cultural affordances of different social–informational media may provide complementary cognitive benefits to searchers.
Our work suggests that online social tools could be better integrated with each other and with existing search facilities. We conclude with a discussion of our findings and implications for the design of social search tools.Other authors -
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Towards a Model of Understanding Social Search
In Proc. of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW'08), ACM Press, pp. 485-494
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Computational models of cognition
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Distributed cognition
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Human Computer Interaction
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Information Visualization
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Honors & Awards
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2013 Interaction Award (UX 4 Good)
IxDA 2013
http://awards.ixda.org/entry/2013/ux-good-new-orleans
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French
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