Group: Product Development and UX Leaders Subject: UX Design Simplicity, It’s Complicated Hiten Shah Started two SaaS companies. One is self-funded & the other is venture backed. I also advise and invest I want to first give a BIG welcome to all the new members of our community here on LinkedIn. You are all helping to make this a fantastic forum for the open discussion and networking between some of the top leaders in the industry. <br> <br> I thought it would be a good idea to send over a short synopsis of a few popular discussions and give you the opportunity to share your insight and help the group reach its full potential. <br> <br> Simplicity, It’s Complicated <br> <br> The majority of us have heard the acronym K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid. And almost everyone will tell you that simplicity is optimal for design and the overall user experience. But the thing is, creating something that is simple will undoubtedly get complicated. This article from UX Magazine makes the point that – “Simplicity is an obvious virtue, but it is not the ultimate virtue.” <br> <br> Click the link below to check out the article and let the rest of the group know how you simplify your projects without going overboard. <br> http://lnkd.in/dRAZt-e (http://www.linkedin.com/e/v2?e=45t763-i12d74eo-4m&t=plh&midToken=AQGYmKphHefRww&ek=group_announcement_message&urlhash=iKfz&url=http%3A%2F%2Flnkd%2Ein%2FdRAZt-e) <br> <br> Conventional Wisdom behind UX Design? <br> <br> The question at the link below has become a lively discussion - bouncing back-and-forth between members of the group for the last couple of weeks. <br> <br> And here is the topic being debated: What commonly-held belief about UX design do you think we are all getting completely wrong? <br> <br> We’ve had lots of input that points to a number of problems with conventional wisdom. The foremost of those problems seems to be the view by some that UX design is “nice to have” and that it is not a necessity. Let us know what you think we are all getting wrong, and your ideas on how to fix it. <br> http://lnkd.in/bwhmbSG (http://www.linkedin.com/e/v2?e=45t763-i12d74eo-4m&t=plh&midToken=AQGYmKphHefRww&ek=group_announcement_message&urlhash=iogg&url=http%3A%2F%2Flnkd%2Ein%2FbwhmbSG) <br> <br> These are just two examples of some of the recent conversations taking place in the Product Development and UX Leaders group. I hope you’ll take the chance to voice your opinions so we can further the discussion and learn from each other. <br> <br> As always, feel free to reach out to me here on LinkedIn with any questions, comments, concerns or ideas on how we can improve this group and make it more beneficial for all involved. <br> <br> Thanks, <br> Hiten Shah <br> www.hiten.com Respond Now: http://www.linkedin.com/e/v2?e=45t763-i12d74eo-4m&a=anetAnswer&midToken=AQGYmKphHefRww&tracking=eml-group_announcement_message-text-respond-link&ek=group_announcement_message&anetID=6747773&discussionID=5926025814066872323 View: http://www.linkedin.com/e/v2?e=45t763-i12d74eo-4m&t=gde&midToken=AQGYmKphHefRww&ek=group_announcement_message&anetID=6747773&itemID=5926025814066872323&itemType=member This email was intended for Shayon Mukherjee (Web Application and Ruby on Rails Developer). Learn why we included this: http://www.linkedin.com/e/v2?e=45t763-i12d74eo-4m&a=customerServiceUrl&a... © 2014, LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View, CA 94043, USA