Comments on: Personas 99% Bad?

By: eLearning-Blog.org » Persona Method – Selected Articles

eLearning-Blog.org » Persona Method – Selected Articles — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:26:16 +0000

[...] Personas 99% bad? by Peter Merholz [...]

By: Personas are “empathy tools,” not stereotypes « Design Research

Personas are “empathy tools,” not stereotypes « Design Research — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:06:52 +0000

[...] often make the same mistake when making personas. Personas are tools to evoke empathy. But poorly created personas will simply regurgitate stereotypes instead of actually answering real [...]

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All This ChittahChattah — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:44:20 +0000

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Peter Merholz’s strong and articulate response to Steve’s interactions article on personas
Some valid critique (yes, a longer article rather than a column would point to alternatives), some points missed (the tool makes it so easy to misu…

By: Corporate Underpants » Blog Archive » The Persona Non Grata article is a gift. Really.

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:36:37 +0000

[...] Well, I think we’re doing a lot of stuff wrong when it comes to creating, using, and talking about personas. but, to quote Peter Merholz’s ‘Personas 99% bad?’ response: “The thing is, when you read the article, it becomes clear that Steve is talking not about personas, but poorly conceived personas.” ” Rather than create distancing caricatures, tell stories.” [...]

By: User stories or Personas? « User Pathways

User stories or Personas? « User Pathways — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:54:44 +0000

[...] Both Steve Portigal and Peter Merholz’s sides of the persona argument have valid points. Of course personas can be bad, but a really good one is worth so much in terms of getting the product right. User stories are cheap and very effective. Having keyword research and web metrics will also give you a balanced view of exactly who the users are. [...]

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By: graphpaper.com - Research + Interpret + Produce = Design

graphpaper.com - Research + Interpret + Produce = Design — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:03:56 +0000

[...] A follow up thought to the user personas discussion among Steve, Jared, Joshua, me, countless other people, and in particular to Peter Merholz’s thoughts about the value of personas created through design team conversations. [...]

By: Personas and the Advantage of Designing for Yourself - Bokardo

Personas and the Advantage of Designing for Yourself - Bokardo — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:00:46 +0000

[...] Peter Merholz, in describing a recent project, found personas quite valuable: ‘So on the morning of the second day we dove into a discussion of personas — those archetypal users of the product. We had three personas (Casey, Jessica, and Eric), and we talked about (and occasionally argued about) them for quite a while, until we arrived at a shared understanding of who they are, and what they would get out of the product. [...]

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