Stéphanie Walter, a UX researcher and designer, discusses her journey in UX research, creative side projects, and promoting neurodiversity through Neurospicy. She shares insights on the importance of inclusive design, embracing uncertainty, and focusing on joy and personal growth in times of disruption.
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Stephanie Walter emphasizes the importance of problem-solving skills gained from playing video games.
Neurospicy, co-founded by Stephanie Walter, focuses on promoting neurodiversity awareness and supporting neurodivergent individuals.
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Work as a UX Researcher and Designer
Stephanie Walter, a UX researcher and designer, shares her experience focusing on enterprise UX. She solves interface problems for the European Investment Bank, emphasizing her love for creative ventures outside enterprise UX, like running a sticker business.
Transition to UX Design
Originally studying a mix of digital creation and languages, Stephanie discovered UX in Germany. She learned about UX design and research from the human interaction guidelines by Apple, transitioning from web design to working on enterprise-specific applications like bridge inspection software.
Influence of Video Games on Problem-Solving
Stephanie discusses how video games, particularly those with problem-solving aspects, enhance skills like problem-solving and resilience. Games like Zelda with open-world scenarios and complex puzzles inspire innovative problem-solving approaches.
Neurodiversity Awareness through Neurospicy
Stephanie co-founded Neurospicy with a focus on promoting neurodiversity awareness. Through workshops, newsletters, and articles, Neurospicy aims to provide information and support for neurodivergent individuals, emphasizing the need for accommodating diverse cognitive abilities and perceptions.
Stéphanie Walter is a UX researcher and designer based in Luxembourg. She’s prolific in sharing useful information via social media and her newsletter. Recently, she co-founded a new project, called Neurospicy, to bring more awareness to issues of neurodiversity in design. Neurospicy has evolved since we recorded this conversation, but as you’ll hear, organic evolution is part of Stéphanie’s approach.