UX trends for 2020, a new virtual museum of the Pacific, what’s changed in the Scrum Guide and project planning workshops made easy.

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1 December 2020

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Here’s our latest selection of news, tools, tips and ideas for ways you can make a bigger impact every day.

  • Virtual museum of and for the Pacific
  • Plan, size and cost your project in a day
  • What’s changed in the Scrum Guide
  • UX trends for 2020
Digital Pasifik launch

The digitalpasifik.org launch

Building a virtual museum of and for the Pacific

Now you can search and view digitised cultural heritage of the Pacific without leaving your seat. The digitalpasifik.org website opens up access to the Pacific cultural heritage collections of museums, libraries, archives, universities and community groups from all around the world. 

The website is a key part of the Pacific Virtual Museum pilot project, which is funded by the Australia government and is implemented by National Library New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga in collaboration with the National Library of Australia. The design and development was led by a co-design group from across the Pacific nations and, remarkably, much of the work was done at the height of New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown. The results are testament to the power of collaboration and relationship building.

Designed to reflect the sea and stars that enabled the epic voyages of the great Pacific explorers, the site was launched last week. For the people of the Pacific, it’s a chance to see items that are often held far away from their islands.

You can follow the team and progress on Facebook and Twitter, and check out their video.

We’re sure you’ll join us in congratulating all involved.

Visit digitalpasifik.org  →

Running a project planning workshop.

Plan, size and cost your project in a day

Building a business case for a project can be a painful process. The same goes for making the jump from sign-off to kick-off. You need to get clarity about the benefits the project will bring, a plan for getting there and a sense of how much the project will cost. And you need to bring your stakeholders along with you.

Our one-day project planning workshops simplify and speed up the process. We take the weight off your shoulders by planning, hosting and facilitating the workshop.

How we can help you get your project good to go  →

What’s changed in the Scrum Guide?

The Scrum Guide has now been updated. Here’s the Guide’s summary of the changes.

One of the best ways to get a clear picture of the changes is to see the 2017 and 2020 versions side by side. Scrum trainer Johannes Geske has put together a handy comparison.

Scrum Guide side-by-side comparison  →

Kicking off UX New Zealand 2020

Soft skills to the fore at UX NZ

Our designers have come back from the UX New Zealand conference buzzing with ideas.

This year there was a strong focus on soft skills, with intriguing talks on things like designing conversations, coping with cognitive bias and moving from sympathy to empathy.

It was also a hybrid event, offering the choice of attending in person here in Wellington or via Zoom from anywhere in the world, and with international presenters beaming in via Zoom as well.

UX New Zealand  →

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