Hands-on UX Project: Conduct Research & Card Sort for the GoTogether App

If you like learning by doing, then this is the group for you. Join our design challenges to practice new skills, create killer portfolio projects, and collaborate with other designers in a fun and friendly environment.Bitesize UX is the best way to level up your skills, whether you're a total beginner, designer-in-training, or UX Pro.

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Learn and practice some new UX Research skills with Expert Researcher Michele Ronsen. If you like learning by doing – this is for you.

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Want to break into a career in UX design? Join us and get hands-on experience with 'on the job' skills you'll need to land a role in UX, and hit the ground running.

<h2>🚀 What We’ll Do</h2><p><strong>If you like learning by doing - this workshop is for you!</strong></p><p>In this collaborative  live stream workshop, you’ll learn and practice some new UX Research skills and tools with Expert Researcher Michele Ronsen from Curiosity Tank and Joe Formica of Bitesize UX.</p><p>You'll take on the role of Lead Researcher for <strong>GoTogether, an app that helps friends find great outdoor activities and events to do together.</strong></p><p>We'll learn and practice a variety of research methods to directly improve the experience of this app, while getting some experience with essential UX research skills, like conducting and analyzing a card sort.</p>

<h2>✅ Agenda</h2><p>👉We’ll start by going through the <strong>challenge brief</strong>, and learning what we are trying to accomplish in the challenge.</p><p>👉Then we'll <strong>brainstorm ideas</strong> to inform our research.</p><p>👉 You'll learn how to <strong>conduct great secondary research</strong>, and then put it directly into practice!</p><p>👉Next, we'll learn and practice how to <strong>conduct a card sort and organize your research data</strong></p><p>👉 You'll <strong>recommend a solution</strong> and/or <strong>sketch out a new interface</strong> based on your research learnings!</p><p>👉Finally, you’ll put everything together in a beautiful case study template that you <strong>can use in your portfolio!</strong></p><p></p><h2>🤝 Who is this for?</h2><h2></h2><p>🐤UX and UX Research Beginners who want to learn UX skills by actually doing it!</p><p>👩🏽‍💻UX Researchers-in-Training who want to add a new project to their portfolio, and practice some of their skills.</p><p>😎UX Pros who want a break from their daily work to sharpen up their design and research skills.</p><p></p><h2>🌟 Recent Member Reviews of this Workshop</h2><h2></h2><p>💞"Really loved this workshop - can't wait for the next one!!"</p><p>💫"Really awesome - very obvious that Joe put thought and care into the experience of this class, it was super smooth, coordinated, and useful. Love the online platform, Joe really managed to incorporate almost all the benefits of an in-person class while cutting out the downsides like commuting and wearing pants :)"</p><p>📈"Woah! I did more for my portfolio in this 2hr workshop than I have in the past 2 months 😳😂 !"</p><p>💚"Loved this challenge! Please do more Joe!!"</p><p>🌱"I'm a total beginner and was a little nervous going in. I felt really comfortable the whole time, and had so much fun challenging myself with this new material. Thanks for making these so simple, welcoming, and HELPFUL"</p><h2></h2><h2>🔨 What you’ll need</h2><h2></h2><p>👍Some UX experience is helpful, but not required. Beginners are welcome!</p><p>🖥️ Laptop or computer with Internet access, preferably in a quiet space.</p><p>📝Pen &amp; Paper for sketching exercises</p>

<h2>👩🏽‍🏫 Your Instructors</h2>

<h3>Michele Ronsen</h3><p>Founder of <a href="https://www.ronsenconsulting.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ronsen Consulting</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.curiositytank.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Curiosity Tank</a></p><p><em>"We’re curious as hell and proud of it. We are design and user researchers who dig into your problem space and chart a path forward. Our mission is to identify customer insights and put them into action."</em></p>

<p>Michele Ronsen is an executive with 20 years of experience in Fortune 500s, academia, and start-ups. Her earliest memory is of driving down the highway with her father. He asked her to look at a McDonald’s sign – the quintessential golden arches. He then asked her to draw what she thought the gear inside the sign (that made it spin) looked like. She was three years old.</p><p>A professionally trained graphic designer, Michele worked at top design firms before moving to Nordstrom where she built two creative teams from the ground up. From there she built a career helping numerous entities strategically design and grow their businesses.</p><p>In 2010, Michele founded Ronsen Consulting, a design and strategy firm specialized in human-centered research and development. In 2020, she founded Curiosity Tank to further expand the team's research consulting and education efforts. Recent clients include Slack, Zillow, Blue Shield of California, Xero, Facebook, Gusto, Invisalign, Microsoft and Kaiser Permanente.</p><p>Michele has inspired hundreds of students and professionals at UC Berkeley, the California College of the Arts, the Academy of Art University, and General Assembly teaching design, research and strategy classes and workshops. Learn more about Michele and Curiosity Tank consulting and workshops at www.curiositytank.com.</p><p></p><p></p>

<h3>Joe Formica</h3><p>Founder of <a href="https://bitesizeux.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bitesize UX</a> </p><p>Lead UX Instructor at General Assembly NYC</p><p><a href="https://www.curiositytank.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>Senior User Experience Designer</p><p><em>"When trying to break into a career in design, there is no substitute for hands-on experience - but there are way too many unnecessary barriers to </em><strong><em>getting </em></strong><em>that initial experience. Traditional courses are expensive, time consuming, and largely based on theory. Internships are competitive, and unrealistic for would-be  career changers who are already employed.</em></p><p><em>I formed Bitesize UX to provide a way for students to get practical design experience and build great projects without the barriers of traditional courses."</em></p>

<p>When Joe Formica graduated college, he realized that he didn't really have any tangible work to show people in the "real world". </p><p>As he tried to break into a career in product design, he faced an age-old challenge - how do you land an entry level job, when those jobs require experience and a body of work?</p><p>Since then, Joe has spent nearly all of his time breaking down the barriers that prevent people from learning new skills, building a tangible body of work, and jumping into a career in design and technology. He loves every minute of it. </p><p>Joe has taught UX Design at General Assembly in New York for five years as a Distinguished Faculty Member, and has created and taught Entrepreneurship courses at Fordham University Business School. Through these roles, he has worked with thousands of designers-in-training to help them take the next steps in their career.</p><p>In addition to teaching, Joe has been a self-employed Senior Product Designer for the past eight years. He has worked with dozens of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 companies, to new startups, where he has played an integral role in their growth and success.</p><p>Joe believes that there is no substitute for learning by doing - all Bitesize courses are hands-on, project based, and beginner friendly. If you take a class with Joe, you’re guaranteed to walk out with a tangible project that you're proud to show off to the world.</p><p>Joe works every day to solve "need experience to get experience" problem that prevents people from exploring new skills, roles, and careers in technology, and believes that learning as an adult should be exciting, fun, and rewarding - not daunting.</p><p></p>