{"id":25850,"date":"2021-07-30T10:12:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T10:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/?p=25850"},"modified":"2023-08-17T06:50:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T06:50:24","slug":"recipe-elevating-ux-iot-5-ingredients-successful-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/iot\/recipe-elevating-ux-iot-5-ingredients-successful-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"A Recipe For Elevating UX In IoT: 5 Ingredients For A Successful Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25850\" class=\"elementor elementor-25850\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38b265a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38b265a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afe8a1f\" data-id=\"afe8a1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4ba36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b4ba36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the Internet has become more ubiquitous and integrated into our daily lives, the products we enjoy have increasingly taken part of this new ecosystem\u2013and as an extension, it has enhanced the human experience. Just a mere 20 years ago, the \u201cInternet of Things\u201d (IoT) may have sounded like something borne of science fiction; a type of sorcery that magically connects products that enhance our lives at the touch of our fingertips.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72c661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b72c661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course, with great power comes great responsibility, just as with every new experience comes an opportunity to design that experience in a meaningful, intuitive, and ethical way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6ab234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6ab234\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7100ec7\" data-id=\"7100ec7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf5350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccf5350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UX: A Framework for Solutions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e687e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e687e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc06fe\" data-id=\"7dc06fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ce8e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86ce8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Source: https:\/\/www.interaction-design.org\/literature\/article\/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6997f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6997f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step in arriving at any experiential design solution by using technology, we must understand the problem we\u2019re solving on a human level. This is especially critical in the world of software and product development due to the amount of time, effort, and resource management required to efficiently build an end product that serves the needs of the end user, while also fulfilling business objectives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15d817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15d817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While there are many models and approaches that are used to arrive at these solutions, the most widely accepted framework for charting a course across the user journey is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interaction-design.org\/literature\/article\/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e6867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e6867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Empathize.<\/li>\n<li>Define.<\/li>\n<li>Ideate.<\/li>\n<li>Prototype.<\/li>\n<li>Test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502dcf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"502dcf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without getting into the minutia of the design thinking process (feel free to read about this process at your own leisure in the link above), we will explore how this process unfolds in the world of IoT and software development for connected products.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7be08b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7be08b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2424bc\" data-id=\"d2424bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4aa41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a4aa41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defining Your IoT Business Ecosystem Stakeholders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad0d786 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad0d786\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b1c3a7\" data-id=\"9b1c3a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0461d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae0461d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While every business is different, most will have established processes and stakeholders across these four major components within their IoT development ecosystem:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a049b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a049b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>Firmware \/ Hardware.<\/li>\n<li>Data Platform.<\/li>\n<li>Software Development.<\/li>\n<li>Business Development.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Always Start with the User Flow.<br \/><\/strong>This is very simple: human problems require human-centered solutions. This is especially important to remember in a technology-driven setting because teams often get wrapped up in the technical details, which can lead your team down a precarious path of solutions or options that have no bearing in your user\u2019s world.<br \/><br \/>Referring back to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/software-ux-ui\/ux-happines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UX<\/a> Framework, this is step #1, which we empathize with in order to better understand the problems our user is facing. There are a variety of methods for tackling this challenge in an effective way, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ideo <\/a>has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideo.com\/post\/design-kit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">excellent toolkit of resources<\/a> to help you chart your own course.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get Everyone Involved.<br \/><\/strong>While your product team is most likely comprised of Product Managers, Business Analysts, and UX\/UI Designers (hopefully), this doesn\u2019t mean that the design process needs to be limited to an exclusive group. Humans are natural problem solvers, and you\u2019ll be surprised at how creative people can inherently be when tasked with a common goal.<br \/><br \/>The added benefit of adding engineers, software developers, and test engineers early in the process not only brings a diversity of perspectives toward problem-solving, but aids you in teasing out technical limitations early in the process.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Figure Out Technical Requirements as Early as Possible.<br \/><\/strong>Once you have a solid handle on how your user will navigate your product solution, it\u2019s time to get technical! Product Design is an iterative process, so don\u2019t get too hung up on making things perfect from the start because ultimately, any technical limitations will stifle your precious plans!<br \/><br \/>Plan a work session or a meeting that focuses on the technical processes that interplay with your end product and user flow in order to understand any implications this may have on the user\u2019s journey. For example, you might have a novel idea for connecting your smart product to your mobile app by using a QR code. While this is great in theory, not to mention an expected behavior of modern-day app users, you must clear this idea with your firmware or hardware team to ensure this is even possible by using the manufacturing resources available or already in development.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t Reinvent the Wheel\u2013Leverage APIs.<br \/><\/strong>While it\u2019s important to innovate when charting a course towards the future, it\u2019s equally as important not to overcomplicate things unnecessarily. Innovation should occur in the development of human-centered design solutions rather than building a solution from scratch that has already been built better by another service on the market.<br \/><br \/>Leverage existing API (Application Programming Interface) services for your product that make it easier on your <em>user<\/em>. For example, you might need a calendar picker for a scheduling app you\u2019re building for your user, and your developers might be absolute rockstars who can build this from scratch. However, their time would be better served by building out the features that have a more direct outcome on the user, specific to your business offering, than simply the part in which they choose a date for a service appointment or a consultation. Not to mention, any custom widget you have your developers build today requires more effort to maintain later down the road. Set your team up for success by shedding the need for future resources now.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test Rigorously, and Deliver a Solution Your Team Can Celebrate.<br \/><\/strong>If your user doesn\u2019t know how to use your product, it\u2019s not user-friendly. Test not only the technical interface, making sure things work as expected, but test with your users <em>whenever possible!<\/em> Taking the added time to get your product in front of your users might sound tedious and time-consuming, but it will pay dividends on your time investment. A recent whitepaper by <a href=\"https:\/\/info.usertesting.com\/proving-roi-on-ux-research_whitepaper_Registration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>User Testing<\/strong><\/a> professes that for every $1 spent on user testing, $2 to $100 is returned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b12b870 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b12b870\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-860761f\" data-id=\"860761f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d101b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d101b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-262e7ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"262e7ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f28bc88\" data-id=\"f28bc88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461e831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"461e831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world of business opportunities in IoT development is growing exponentially, and in order to stay competitive, it\u2019s important not to cut corners where it matters the most. Leave a comment if you have anything to add to this list that wasn\u2019t included. After all, the most effective solutions aren\u2019t designed in a silo\u2013humans are at their best when we involve a rich diversity of perspectives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Internet has become more ubiquitous and integrated into our daily lives, the products we enjoy have increasingly taken part of this new ecosystem\u2013and as an extension, it has enhanced the human experience. Just a mere 20 years ago, the \u201cInternet of Things\u201d (IoT) may have sounded like something borne of science fiction; a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1185,"featured_media":25852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-2.php","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[200,195],"tags":[287,1597],"ppma_author":[3984],"class_list":["post-25850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-ux-ui","category-iot","tag-iot","tag-ux-ui"],"authors":[{"term_id":3984,"user_id":1185,"is_guest":0,"slug":"drew","display_name":"Drew Lettner","avatar_url":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/drew-author-pic-150x150.jpg","user_url":"https:\/\/drewlettner.com\/","last_name":"Lettner","first_name":"Drew","job_title":"","description":"Drew Lettner is a UX \/ UI Designer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin building solutions for connected products at Generac Power Systems. 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He has a passion for combining his technical savvy with rich quality graphics to create compelling interactive experiences for forward-thinking brands, entrepreneurs and individuals."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25850"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30534,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25850\/revisions\/30534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25850"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=25850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}