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Steve’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Steve’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Steve Portigal’s Followers (150)
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Steve Portigal
Goodreads Author
Born
Winnipeg, Canada
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Member Since
July 2013
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Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights
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2013
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16 editions
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Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries: User Research War Stories
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2016
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5 editions
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Occupied Minds
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| I saw Saunders speak about the book (and a copy was included with admission to the event) and so I got a bit of context as to what the book deals with, although I think it was pretty clear. I kinda like how the text does things that make no sense lik ...more | |
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| I didn’t fully understand it although I’m not sure I was meant to but it provoked a lot of feelings in me. Sad,wistful, hopeful. | |
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| I have been hearing people in every context talk about this book enthusiastically and I finally got around to reading it. You know the premise already, it’s the story from Huck Finn but it’s told from the perspective of Jim. It’s an engaging quick re ...more | |
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| The book is quite a ride, delving deep into richly detailed genres, worlds, characters, mythologies, only to veer into another one, and then pick up pieces from some of what's left behind. I wish it made sense (to me) and that there was a clearer res ...more | |
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| This is fantastic! Gripping, twisted, random, awful. What a world the creators have built. I couldn’t find the first book so I started with the second one and it was fine. | |
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“Stories are where the richest insights lie, and your objective is to get to this point in every interview.”
― Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights
― Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights
“Nip Distractions in the Bud Tactically, make sure that you are not distracted when you arrive. Take care of your food, drink, and restroom needs in advance.”
― Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights
― Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights
“• Storyboard: An illustration, typically across multiple panels, depicting a scenario. I used storyboards (see Figure 4.4) when working with MediaMaster, a digital music start-up that was trying to choose among a number of different directions in their product development.”
― Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights
― Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights
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