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@ MouxDesign
2025-03-14 13:35:04
## Observations
### Bitcoin Wallet and Nostr developers and UX Designers
#### 1. UX Bootcamp South America
- While the UX Bootcamp in South America was in full swing we had one wallet builder who attended every single day of the UX Bootcamp and willingly and joyfully supported the UX designers who were working on the wallet. He went over and beyond to ensure that they were supported during their research.
- Other developers hopped into the UX venue and ended up spending a lot of time with UX designers sharing valuable information about their vision for the product as well as explaining technical aspects that could help with improving the UX.
- Half of the South American UX designers who joined the bootcamp had 4 or more years of experience and attended the bootcamp because they wanted to learn more about UX research.
#### 2. Hackathon setting
While involved in a 2 day hackathon at BTC++ Florianópolis developers and designers were happy to collaborate in structured 2 day sprint towards building something or improving upon a product that was already built. Many of the teams mentioned that it was the first ever hackathon where so many UX designers were present and they were grateful to have their expertise.
#### 3. UX Workshop Online
While conducting an online UX workshop to share the user needs of activists with Nostr developers. We presented raw UX research data to developers and asked them to poke and prod at the data and do question-storming. Question storming is the process by which participants in the workshop ask questions about the data. This provides an opportunity to see where there are holes in the data.
## Learnings
### Developers and UX Designers
1. Environment and setting: There are many opportunities to create collaborative relationships between UX designers and developers. When in the same room and when an open learning environment is created, everyone feels empowered to bring their unique skillset to the table.
2. Workshops: When UX designers and developers are brought together around a specific topic this allows for relationship building but also can produce good output when clear goals are established from the beginning.
3. UX designers: There is a wealth of skilled UX designers in South America and Africa. If we empower them with additional knowledge specific to Bitcoin and support they will in turn support their local development community with passion and drive.
### Data and UX Research
1. Raw data: Much about research has been about presenting data driven solutions and roadmaps. However the builders working in this space are some of the most intelligent people I have ever met and when we allow their minds to ponder over solutions themselves, they might come up with solutions that we could have never imagined ourselves.
2. UX research: Conducting research at Bitcoin conferences proves to be very time efficient. There are usually 3 people in the same room; developers, UX designers and users themselves. This provides a unique opportunity to create a sprinted development process with a hyper focus on improving one aspect of the user flow.
**Setup:**
a. Developers: Share product vision and roadmap with UX designers as well as technical aspects of the product that are essential to fully understanding the UI.
b. UX Designers: Conduct on the ground research with participants of the conference and in a short time present that data to developers. UX design solutions can also be presented or they can team up to think about solutions together.
### Roadmap
On the roadmap for the coming months are:
- Many events/workshops both online and in person with a focus on UX in and around the Bitcoin Design Community
- A website where raw data will live from an observation perspective which will allow developers and UX designers the opportunity to gain insight from the data
- Worldwide talent: Finding and harnessing local talent in South America and Africa to work with local builders on first understanding the Jobs to be done that they expect the products to perform as well as current areas of friction.
Raw data will be in 2 specific areas:
1. Bitcoin Wallets: We have conducted usability tests on Bitcoin wallets in South America and Africa. This has provided insight into how those are being used by local people.
2. User needs activists: We have conducted baseline research into the communication needs of activists and this data will also be made available.
With both areas it will be ensured that the privacy of all people who assisted with the research is kept private.
To the developers who have slid into my dms over the last few weeks, I have it as a priority to respond early next week. Thank you for your enthusiasm to collaborate and very much looking forward to it!
Finally a shout out to the builders. ----> Very grateful to all of the builders and for the work that you do. Having met many of you over the last months at conferences or online events there there is a feeling that much of the work done is done with a strong philosophical drive to create more freedom for our fellow humans.
Thank you.