The missing intro to UX strategy I always wanted


Dear Reader,

If you've come to one of my masterclasses on UX strategy then you know that I have a very specific idea of UX strategy.

But I didn't always understand it.

When I first got interested in UX strategy in 2017, I read everything I could find on the topic. All the books and articles on UX strategy I found only made me more confused. Maybe you've felt the same?

After months of research into business, product, and content strategy, the power of strategy really clicked in my mind. I put that approach into our LIVE online strategy course, but I never took the time to publish it.

Well, I finally published it on our blog today! This in-depth introduction into UX strategy uses lots of analogies and examples. It's the missing UX strategy overview that I always wanted:

If you read it, drop a comment in the article and tell me what you thought!


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Until next week!

Jeff Humble
Designer & Co-Founder
The Fountain Institute

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