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Pair Design and Why You Need It

14 Feb 2014

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45min.

Like tennis, chess, and sex, design is some 400% better with a partner. Come hear why and how.

Interaction designers often work at their desks solo, working deep inside their own head. When they come out of their bubble, they’re often surprised at the response to their work. Cooper has solved the problem of the lone designer, by pioneering and perfecting interaction designers working in pairs.

Hear one of Cooper’s most senior designers discuss this practice and the ways that you can use pair design to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and morale in your teams.

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