Theme: a look into culture studies and cultural models
Quotes
“Professions also have cultures, with shared attitudes, values, and language that connect people in a field.”
Global UX, ch. 3
This quote stood out to me because it reminded me of OfferUp’s company culture. My entire time there, I would see each employee demonstrating one, two or all 3 of the company’s main culture aka DNA (Driven, Neighborly, Adaptable). The company’s mission was actually acted out through each employee all day, every day. It was clear that each person believed in it.
Global UX, ch. 4
“Building your own cultural awareness starts with extending a basic interest in exploration and discovery to new places and new people.”
I love people. I love talking to them and getting to know them, and I like to think myself as an open person: open-minded to all people and perspectives.
Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers
“But Korea, like many Asian countries, is receiver oriented. It is up to the listener to make sense of what is being said.”
It’s interesting that each country communicates differently. Like in this example about how Korea and other Asian countries, the conversation is receiver oriented where the listener to decide the meaning of the conversation. Coming from an American perspective, you want to make sure that there was no miscommunicated and that each party is on the same page.
Explorations
I never heard of pace layering until the readings in Global UX. I wanted to understand it better and found this article: https://jods.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/issue3-brand
I actually read The Outliers a year and a half ago because many of my friends recommended it to me. It was truly an interesting, thought-provoking read. I was gifted The Tipping Point, and I also found that Malcolm Gladwell book to be fascinating because it’s about sociological changes that mark daily life. For example, how something becomes viral is based on a number of factors like stickiness and the type of people sharing the information.
Digital Natives were mentioned in Global UX, and I wanted to learn more about it. I found Prensky’s article on this topic.
http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf
I never thought of giving a name to this generation growing up in the digital age. I found his perspective on digital natives vs digital immigrants on learning interesting; it’s a lot of change in a short amount time, and I can see how trying to incorporate tech into learning can be difficult. Also, I never considered myself as a “digital native” as I feel like my early childhood didn’t involve too much technology (just TV and a landline) until I reached middle school and started using a computer.
Personal Inspiration
I consider myself as an open-minded individual, and being open seems to be a global UX quality. I want to strive to be more conscious about my openness to help me throughout this quarter when thinking globally.
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Hannah's Process Book 