https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/ Reflections on product, design and decisions, in English and Romanian. en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/how-to-validate-your-idea/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/how-to-validate-your-idea/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Test fast, fail less, build smarter. A session for the AI4Sustain makeathon teams on finding out whether an idea is worth building.en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cand-toate-semnele-iti-spun-ca-n-ai-timp/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cand-toate-semnele-iti-spun-ca-n-ai-timp/Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000Ai observat? Când te uiți în jur, mai ales online, ai putea crede că toată lumea are un GPS pentru viață. Obiective bifate. Produse lansate. Proiecte…ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cele-trei-intrebari-care-te-salveaza-de-la-decizii-proaste/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cele-trei-intrebari-care-te-salveaza-de-la-decizii-proaste/Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000Acum câțiva ani eram într-o ședință din aia elastică. Stakeholderi importanți, timp puțin, și o decizie de luat: implementăm feature-ul X sau nu?ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/pierzi-argumentul-faci-level-up/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/pierzi-argumentul-faci-level-up/Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000Ești supărat după o discuție în care celălalt ți-a dat cu tesla în perspectiva? No, hai mai aproape, ești de-al meu.ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/frica-secreta-care-te-face-mai-bun/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/frica-secreta-care-te-face-mai-bun/Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000Știi diminețile alea când te trezești și-ți vine să tragi plapuma peste cap? Toți din jur pare că știu exact ce fac, iar tu te simți ca un puști care a…ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cum-iti-tocesti-instinctul/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cum-iti-tocesti-instinctul/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Cândva, adevărul venea tipărit cu cerneală. Dacă era între file galbene și muște blagoslovite, era lege. Apoi s-a mutat în difuzor. Vocea de la radio cu…ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/etica-nevazuta-in-deciziile-de-design/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/etica-nevazuta-in-deciziile-de-design/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Ultima dată când ai folosit o aplicație, câte decizii etice crezi că s-au luat în designul ei? Zeci? Sute? Mii?ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/dincolo-de-mirajul-solutiei/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/dincolo-de-mirajul-solutiei/Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Ultimele două sâmbete: Innovation Labs Iași. Care nu ar prinde viață în fiecare an fără Asociația Calemis. Ultimele două sâmbete: Innovation Labs Iași.…ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/nu-sunt-eu-utilizatorul-nope-not-me/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/nu-sunt-eu-utilizatorul-nope-not-me/Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000E gata! Te uiți la designul tău și zici: "Bă, arată perfect. Intuitiv, e clar, e elegant." Tit of cat, cum ar zice Moromete.ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/vulnerabilitatea-ca-super-putere-in-design/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/vulnerabilitatea-ca-super-putere-in-design/Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Măi, nu știu toate răspunsurile. Nu citesc minți de clienți. Nu găsesc soluții perfecte din prima. Nu am un plan fix de la început.ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/curajul-de-a-simplifica/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/curajul-de-a-simplifica/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Tendința naturală e să adăugăm chestii. Mai multe funcționalități. Mai multe opțiuni. Mai multe cuvinte. Băi, parcă nu ne putem abține!ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/nu-stiu-e-inceputul-oricarei-solutii-bune/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/nu-stiu-e-inceputul-oricarei-solutii-bune/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Mi-a luat vreo 10 ani să învăț să spun "Nu știu" fără să-mi fie rușine. Și încă 5 să înțeleg că-i cel mai valoros răspuns când vrei să rezolvi o problemă…ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/de-cate-ori-ai-spus-nu-cand-toata-lumea-zicea-da/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/de-cate-ori-ai-spus-nu-cand-toata-lumea-zicea-da/Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000Știi teoria lui Simon Sinek despre diferența dintre "jocul finit" și "jocul infinit"? În jocul finit, scopul e să câștigi acum, aici, cu orice preț. În…ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cand-proiectezi-pentru-extreme-ii-servesti-pe-toti/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cand-proiectezi-pentru-extreme-ii-servesti-pe-toti/Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000Designul inclusiv n-are treabă cu politica. Deși Mike Monteiro ar avea o altă opinie. E pur și simplu business făcut cu cap. Când proiectezi pentru…ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cel-mai-pretios-cadou-pe-care-il-poti-oferi-utilizatorilor-tai-claritatea/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cel-mai-pretios-cadou-pe-care-il-poti-oferi-utilizatorilor-tai-claritatea/Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000OK, recunosc, am felia mea de bias în sectorul ăsta. A durat un pic până am realizat că cel mai tare skill al meu nu e să adaug, ci să scot. Să reduc…ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cele-mai-bune-solutii-de-design-se-nasc-din-frustrari-personale/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/cele-mai-bune-solutii-de-design-se-nasc-din-frustrari-personale/Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000"Dar...unde e butonul de export?" Stăteam în fața ecranului, privindu-mi clientul cum încerca să găsească o funcție elementară într-o aplicație de analiză…ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/am-dat-view-source-acum-20-ani-astazi-dau-prompt-uri-ai/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/am-dat-view-source-acum-20-ani-astazi-dau-prompt-uri-ai/Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000Ce s-a schimbat cu adevărat? Acum mai bine de o generație, am dat primul "View Source" în Internet Explorer. Rulând CD-uri de la PC Magazine.ro https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/i-know-nothing-about-your-business/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/i-know-nothing-about-your-business/Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000A lifetime’s worth of experience will not erase a fundamental truth: each human being is unique. What could you say then about the mix of people building…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/good-products-reduce-negative-emotions/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/good-products-reduce-negative-emotions/Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000Collecting recipes on how to make products bump-free could be more than a hobby. We’re chasing checkmarks in the quest to avoid complaints: remove…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/whats-the-unforeseen-variable-when-you-design-a-product/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/whats-the-unforeseen-variable-when-you-design-a-product/Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000When designing a product, we tend to focus on a single scenario: the journey of one persona, going after their job to be done, ending up in ecstasy. We…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/whats-the-easiest-way-to-disagree-with-someone/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/whats-the-easiest-way-to-disagree-with-someone/Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000“They’re obviously misinformed. As soon as I share what I know, they will surely change their mind.” Sure, that always works: we’re all eating healthy and…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/whats-brilliant-design-for-you/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/whats-brilliant-design-for-you/Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000“We want him or her happy, so let’s help the user to do whatever the user wants to do!” Sure, that’s one angle: come up with solutions for what the user…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/user-research-doesnt-end-after-we-ship/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/user-research-doesnt-end-after-we-ship/Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000Awareness is like a ping on a radar: he is offering that service, she’s now handling such cases, they are having a sale.en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/whats-on-your-to-do-list-for-tomorrow/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/whats-on-your-to-do-list-for-tomorrow/Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000I had to write and publish this post, so that I may pop on your screen and into your mind when you least expect it. Done!en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/how-we-make-decisions/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/how-we-make-decisions/Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000When it comes to decision making we’re not as rational and objective as we like to think. That’s because humans have two decision-making systems: one is…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/what-you-should-ask-your-potential-customers/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/what-you-should-ask-your-potential-customers/Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000We can’t read minds and wishful thinking, biased by personal views just might not cut it when it comes to building a decent product.en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/your-product-is-not-perfect/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/your-product-is-not-perfect/Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000And it will never be, because exactly when you think you got it right, the damn rules change. Because people’s needs and expectations change. Can you deal…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/ux-myth-busting-cafe/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/ux-myth-busting-cafe/Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000An open chat about how UX is perceived across the product ecosystem, from interns and developers to product owners looking at UX with a raised eyebrow.en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/staying-alive-is-not-a-soft-skill/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/staying-alive-is-not-a-soft-skill/Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000The reason I resonate with Mike is because we share of couple of common sense principles and, beyond the design professional point of his presentations…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/if-you-dont-have-the-money-youll-have-to-make-the-time/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/if-you-dont-have-the-money-youll-have-to-make-the-time/Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000But you learned that already, right ? A bitter-sweet paradox comes up when, at the same time you experience: A. tearful joy for having an “A-ha!” moment…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/business-design-technology/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/business-design-technology/Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000Business, technology and design. They work together, it’s like a chair with three legs: if one is shorter or broken the user will fall on the floor.en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/user-testing-is-like-teenage-sex/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/user-testing-is-like-teenage-sex/Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000Everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it. So everyone claims they are doing it…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/roi-of-ux/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/roi-of-ux/Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000Do you consider it as a extra you don’t really need ? After all, you were able to make it until now, right? Is this UX thing really worth it? Neah, don’t…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/less-choices-empower-you/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/less-choices-empower-you/Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000The way I see it it started with CMSs. It continued with Squarespace & alikes and now, … now we have The Grid. Yo.en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/make-it-pretty/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/make-it-pretty/Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000Sure, you think about the visual aspect, how it looks or feels. But the end result’s main component is not just artistic sense, inspiration and creativity.en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/i-want-my-share-of-fun/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/i-want-my-share-of-fun/Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000When I was ten childhood had a whole other set of coordinates than nowadays. Some of the regular boys’ games involved stealing green sour fruits from…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/reactive-web-pages/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/reactive-web-pages/Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000The concept refers to web pages that adjust their content and interface based on the flow and actions of its visitor, in order to improve the experience…en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/how-designers-destroyed-the-world/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/how-designers-destroyed-the-world/Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000Nope, this might not be an original bit but I find it so relevant and powerful that I had to share it in its original form. Take some time to let it sink in.en https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/the-why-factor/https://ionutmaxim.com/writing/the-why-factor/Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000It often happens that the solution you want implemented only manages to suppress the symptoms of a deeper pain.en