Lean ux is a methodology that helps you avoid making products nobody wants. Fast forward to 2017, and klein has become a leading author in ux design, especially for startups. Ux for lean startups oreilly media tech books and videos. Instead of thinking of a product as a series of features to be built, lean ux looks at a product as a set of hypotheses to be validated. View laura kleins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. These books had the biggest impact on my growth as a product designer todate. Sometimes i write things that are longer than blog posts. All you need to know about lean product development. Ux expert laura klein shows you what it takes to gather valuable input from customers, build. Laura is a product management and ux expert with over 20 years of experience in tech. Laura klein has worked in user experience ux for more than 20 years, written two books build better products and ux for lean startups, and as the principal of users know advises early stage startups and consults with companies that want to improve their research, ux, and product development processes.
She advises early stage startups and consults with companies that want to improve their research, ux, and product development processes. Laura klein brings together empathetic design thinking and tough businessmarket analysis to help us build better. Read ux for lean startups faster, smarter user experience research and design by laura klein available from rakuten kobo. It gives you a great overview of how ux should work in real life.
She blogs about ux, metrics, customer development, and lean startup at users know. Laura klein is a product consultant in silicon valley, where she teaches companies how to get to know their users and build products people will love. Faster, smarter user experience research and design 1 by laura klein isbn. Laura klein books list of books by author laura klein. She is also the author of ux for lean startups oreilly and build better products rosenfeld media. Ux for lean startups ebook by laura klein rakuten kobo. In other words, we dont assume that we know what the user wants. Laura klein has worked in user experience ux for more than 20 years, written two books build better products and ux for lean startups, and as the principal of users know advises early stage startups and consults with companies that want to improve their. I have to say that this book is a complete breath of fresh air. Laura klein product camp 2020 the biggest product design. If youre going to be designing at a startup or any agile team, this book will teach you how to design and collaborate in a lean way. Just enough research is a brief cookbook of research methods. Lean series which features multiple great books such as lean ux, lean. Lean ux are the new perspective and methodology to validate your idea, design and product immidiately and had lot of itteration.
Her books, build better products rosenfeld media 16 and ux for lean startups oreilly media, help teams learn more about their users and apply that knowledge to make products people use and love. Alex cowan, faculty, university of virginia darden school of business. Faster, smarter user experience research and design by laura klein. Since then, shes worked as an engineer, user experience designer, and product manager in silicon valley for companies of all sizes.
Laura klein on building products that dont cause emotional. Laura klein is the author of ux for lean startups 4. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her books, build better products rosenfeld media, 2016 and ux for lean startups oreilly media, 20, help teams learn more about their users and apply that knowledge to make products people use and love. Author of lean ux for startups and build better products, laura klein is a product management and ux expert with over 20 years experience in tech. Shes written two books for product managers, designers, and entrepreneurs, build better products rosenfeld media 16. Great user experiences ux are essential for products today, but designing one can be a lengthy and expensive process. Please read this book if youre into ux or passionate about user experience. With laura kleins practical, handson book, youll learn how to do it faster and smarter using lean ux techniques. By laura klein read build better products if you are a product manager, designer, or entrepreneur struggling to make decisions about what to build next in order to deliver value to your customers, check out build better products. Ux for lean startups by laura klein i have to say that this book is a.
Ux for lean startups by laura klein i have to say that this book is a complete breath of fresh air. To purchase books, visit amazon or your favorite retailer. Prior to usersknow, lauras roles included the vp product at hint health, mentor at tradecraft, and director at sliced bread design. A modern approach to building successful usercentered products. Essential tips for lean user research august 28, 20 in this webcast presented by laura klein author of ux for lean startups, youll learn the tips you need to help you avoid common mistakes people make when. Ux for lean startups faster, smarter user experience. Faster, smarter user experience research and design laura klein great user experiences ux are essential for products today, but designing one can be a lengthy and expensive process. Faster, smarter user experience research and design. This means focusing on speed and results over design artifacts and deliverables. Ama with laura klein, principal, users know and author of ux. What are the best books on product design and lean ux. Ux expert laura klein shows you what it takes to gather valuable input from customers, build something theyll truly love, and reduce the time it with this practical, handson book, youll learn how to do it faster and smarter using lean ux techniques. Sometimes, big tech does things that actually end up emotionally harming their users.
Laura klein, author of oreillys ux for lean startups, was interviewed by dan olsen at the lean product and lean ux silicon valley meetup on june 5, 2014. With this practical, handson book, youll learn how to do it faster and smarter using lean ux techniques. Hundreds of new products launch every day, only to disappear into the oblivion of consumer disinterest because the decision makers dont understand how to make things their customers want to buy and. Jan 01, 20 ux expert laura klein shows you what it takes to gather valuable input from customers, build something theyll truly love, and reduce the time it with this practical, handson book, youll learn how to do it faster and smarter using lean ux techniques. Since then, shes worked as an engineer, ux designer, and. Aug 03, 2016 ux for lean startups by laura klein i have to say that this book is a complete breath of fresh air. I hope that everybody who reads the book will be able to learn from their customers. Ux for lean startups by laura klein, 9781492049586, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Laura klein has been an engineer, designer and product manager helping companies of all sizes learn about their users so that they can build products people enjoy using. Laura klein rosenfeld media author ux books, corporate.
Ux expert laura klein shows you what it takes to gather valuable input from. If youre wondering what a creative product manager should be doing, just open this book. Faster, smarter user experience research and design 9781449334918. Laura klein clearly has lots of experience at the coal face of lean ux and in this book she shares all her very best knowledge. However, this book ux for lean startups can tell you how to apply ux strategies using its lean methodologies as briefly explained by author laura klein. Ux expert laura klein shows you what it takes to gather. Over the last 20 years, its gotten a lot easier to build new products. Shes author of the books build better products and ux for lean startups as well as cohost of the podcast what is wrong with ux.
Laura kleins six reasons founders should learn ux design now. Laura klein fell in love with technology when she saw her first user research session over 20 years ago. Basically, you want to ensure that your problem is a real problem that people have. Lean ux is basically think make check repeat, where you are constantly iterating through cycles where you take learnings from the previous launch release code freeze feedback cycle and continue working through important features, bus.
Lean ux an obvious one, but probably the best there is on ux process with little to no waste. No prior experience in ux or design is necessary to get started. Laura fell in love with technology when she saw her first user research session over 20 years ago. Since then, shes worked as an engineer, ux designer, and product manager in silicon valley for companies of all sizes. Ux expert laura klein shows you what it takes to gather valuable input from customers, build something theyll truly love, and reduce the time it takes to get your product to market. All of oreillys books are available for purchase in print on. No prior experience in ux or design is necessary to. To ask other readers questions about ux for lean startups, please sign up. See all books authored by laura klein, including global perspectives, and ux for lean startups, and more on. Laura klein writes in her book lean ux for startups. In this focus forty episode of the design your thinking podcast, i talk to laura klein who is a ux designer, product manager and the author of build better products and ux for lean startups. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lauras.
Author of lean ux for startups and build better products, laura klein is a product management and ux expert with over 20 years experience in tech she started her career when the waterfall process dominated product development. Laura klein on building products that dont cause emotional trauma. Jan 18, 2017 in this focus forty episode of the design your thinking podcast, i talk to laura klein who is a ux designer, product manager and the author of build better products and ux for lean startups. Unfortunately, it doesnt seem to be any easier to build great products. Practical tips for lean ux methodologies justinmind.
User research to build better products laura klein. The information in this book will be extremely helpful for organizations where. Always validate at all stages of developing process. Faster, smarter user experience research and design by laura klein 8. See what kind of products laura klein principal, users know likes on product hunt. Lean ux expert laura klein interviewed by dan olsen at lean. Laura klein in lean ux for startups breaks down validation into 3 parts. She started her career when the waterfall process dominated product development. Jun 25, 2014 laura klein, author of oreillys ux for lean startups, was interviewed by dan olsen at the lean product and lean ux silicon valley meetup on june 5, 2014. In the years since then, shes practiced multiple forms of agile. Ux for lean startups by laura klein overdrive rakuten. The message are so direct and had minimum example or sucess story. Applying lean principles to improve user experience by jeff gothelf covers the fundamental principles of lean ux. I prefer this book over jeff gothelds lean ux as it is much more practical for ux designers.