Comments on: Advice on Finding the Best UX Mentor http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/advice-on-finding-the-best-ux-mentor/ It's all about interaction Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: xian http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/advice-on-finding-the-best-ux-mentor/#comment-118898 xian Fri, 25 May 2012 21:41:43 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=16664#comment-118898 not to be too prosaic about it, but also please be aware that the IA Institute has a thriving mentorship program that helps match mentors and proteges, the IxDA has efforts in this area, and other local design organization may also offer de facto opportunities to meet, get to know, and seek guidance and feedback from more experienced colleagues. not to be too prosaic about it, but also please be aware that the IA Institute has a thriving mentorship program that helps match mentors and proteges, the IxDA has efforts in this area, and other local design organization may also offer de facto opportunities to meet, get to know, and seek guidance and feedback from more experienced colleagues.

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]]> By: Lis http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/advice-on-finding-the-best-ux-mentor/#comment-118777 Lis Thu, 10 May 2012 17:43:14 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=16664#comment-118777 Thanks for commenting guys! I think that what the article is describing is a way to be proactive about finding a mentor, and is showing that that is the best way to find the "perfect" one for a specific individual. I agree that the mentor to student relationship that you describe is a key to success, but many times that just isn't possible in this profession. I don't seem them as different things (understanding physical movement strategy vs. project management strategy) they are very much along the same line of thinking. The main point is that we have it inside all of us to make our own destinies and there are skills we've learned along the way in our lives to help us to do that. Thanks for reading :-). Thanks for commenting guys!

I think that what the article is describing is a way to be proactive about finding a mentor, and is showing that that is the best way to find the “perfect” one for a specific individual. I agree that the mentor to student relationship that you describe is a key to success, but many times that just isn’t possible in this profession. I don’t seem them as different things (understanding physical movement strategy vs. project management strategy) they are very much along the same line of thinking. The main point is that we have it inside all of us to make our own destinies and there are skills we’ve learned along the way in our lives to help us to do that. Thanks for reading :-) .

]]> By: Matthias http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/advice-on-finding-the-best-ux-mentor/#comment-118765 Matthias Wed, 09 May 2012 05:20:17 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=16664#comment-118765 Hi Lis, as much as I love it that you brought up this topic, I don't think I agree with your conclusion. What you are describing in your article is a strategy one should try out if there is no mentor available. Your article should therefore rather be titled "Advice for when you don't have a mentor or can't find one". The main advantage of the mentor-student relationship is that the student continuously has a person they can turn to and ask for advice, and they don't have to look for someone all the time. It also goes much deeper than that, and can be much more satisfying, because you can learn from them even without asking questions, simply by having this close relationship. I don't think this can be compared with sports. I used to compete a lot, and could learn from people all over the place by watching them and training with them. However, asking someone what would be the best next move in a match, or how a project should be run are two very different things, no matter how nice it would be if that metaphor worked... Hi Lis, as much as I love it that you brought up this topic, I don’t think I agree with your conclusion. What you are describing in your article is a strategy one should try out if there is no mentor available. Your article should therefore rather be titled “Advice for when you don’t have a mentor or can’t find one”. The main advantage of the mentor-student relationship is that the student continuously has a person they can turn to and ask for advice, and they don’t have to look for someone all the time. It also goes much deeper than that, and can be much more satisfying, because you can learn from them even without asking questions, simply by having this close relationship. I don’t think this can be compared with sports. I used to compete a lot, and could learn from people all over the place by watching them and training with them. However, asking someone what would be the best next move in a match, or how a project should be run are two very different things, no matter how nice it would be if that metaphor worked…

]]> By: lynn http://johnnyholland.org/2012/05/advice-on-finding-the-best-ux-mentor/#comment-118760 lynn Tue, 08 May 2012 15:55:45 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=16664#comment-118760 And don't be embarrassed to ask them. Put yourself in their shoes: a smart interesting person comes up to you and asks you to be their mentor. WARM FUZZY! Just ask. The worst that can happen is they say no. The best is a lifelong friendship with someone you admire and respect. And don’t be embarrassed to ask them. Put yourself in their shoes: a smart interesting person comes up to you and asks you to be their mentor. WARM FUZZY! Just ask. The worst that can happen is they say no. The best is a lifelong friendship with someone you admire and respect.

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