“Most [clients] expect experience design to be a discrete activity, solving all their problems with a single functional specification or a single research study. It must be an ongoing effort, a process of continually learning about users, responding to their behaviors, and evolving the product or service.” – Dan Brown
Dan’s quote is one of many cited by Whitney Hess in her excellent article “10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design.”

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