Kei Cheung

Mostly just thoughts, sometimes gibberish. | #UX by day | #ArchInfo @ENSdeLyon

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Hindrance is when every screen goes bigger.

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Can you work in #tech and not believe in tech?
How do you keep the balance?

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Have a swiss knife and you presume it can do everything all at once, only until you need a fork AND a knife for eating boiled potatoes.

Team work > rock star
Complementary > solitary
Build on top of each other > silo

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

The idea of a "full stack developer" is an insane fantasy, given the complexity of modern software. That's why we have full-stack *teams.* Every skill needed to get an idea into our customers hands is represented *on the team* by at least 2 ppl, & everybody teaches everybody else

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Daily struggle.

#UX

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Features, features, and features. Pack them in. The more, the better.

Without even understanding how them might connect with people.

[Ken Kocienda @kocienda]

So much software seems like it’s designed to be demoed by an exec in a big splash rather than used by people in their everyday lives.

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

@dennyshess I did some benchmarking back in Apr 2021 and was aiming at 4K or + in 27” or less:

1. Philips 279P1
2. BenQ PD2700U
3. Dell P2721Q
4. LG 27UN83A
5. Philips 278B1

Quite happy with 1. now.

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Miro feels like a digital whiteboard.
FigJam feels like working together.

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

What’s the psychology behind prime number servings in appetizers and side dishes at restaurants?

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

‘Trust is like insurance—it’s an investment you need yo make up front, before the need arises.’

—The Culture Map by @ErinMeyerINSEAD

[Alex & Books 📚 @AlexAndBooks_]

9.

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Even the audio alternative is denied. What's wrong with @Airbnb?

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

I am sure people who want to log in for managing their booking feel very welcome at Airbnb.

And this is just the email part.

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

When you think it has been rather annoying and frustrating, there is more.

After 15 minutes, I still cannot log in.

As a rather regular and basic person, this has been cognitively straining enough. I don't know how it could be for neurodivergent people.

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Trying to think of examples where a tech product got bought, became better, and still stay alive today. 🤔

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

‘Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends.’

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Status reporting on 1-to-1 calls wastes time.

[Job @Jobvo]

3/ One-on-one calls:

Have regularly 1:1 calls with all your reports. The point of these calls is to check in with the person, not the work.

What that means in practice is that you don't spend that time reviewing work - you can do that async.

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

‘Mirror Engineering when you need to discuss career paths, pay equity and titles.’

@mikeindustries #ar2022 @advancingresrch

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

‘If you have done everything are you’re still not going anywhere, it may just not be the time for this organisation.’

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

Beyond research repository:
Ask yourself these questions for any initiative or approach to tackle identified problems in any organisation.
@sofiaqt #ar2022 @advancingresrch

[Kei Cheung @keikhcheung]

For the case of research repository:

‘You are changing data flow. You are changing decision-making. You are affecting how qualitative research is perceived. You are altering how people consume knowledge and connect the dots across the organisation.’