Jason Crabtree

Another Lens - A research tool for conscientious creatives by Airbnb

Designed by Airbnb and News Deeply, Another Lens is a research tool for conscientious creatives, posing a set of questions to help you balance your bias, consider the opposite, and embrace a growth mindset.

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Dre DurršŸ’”
Better description is definitely needed. What is a ā€œconscientious creativeā€? It sounds like an oxymoron. Being backed by Airbnb helps. I mean... Didn’t you guys learn from Pied Piper? If you need a consumer study to explain that the product is. Something needs to change. āœ‹
Jason Crabtree
@dredurr this was made by the Airbnb User Research team & News Deeply so I don't have any inside knowledge of the branding. BUT, if I was to guess (from reading the articles/product intro) - they've deliberately made it vague so people can self-identify. Everyone is creative in their work - and conscientiousness is something will identify with individually. At a guess šŸ™„
Dre DurršŸ’”
@jason_crabtree_ A product that’s purposely vague... I don’t get it 😐. I give up! If you cannot clearly deliver the message to a first time user in 8 seconds. Then you have lost not only that user but whoever that user has told about the crappy experience as well. Not Dope šŸ‘Žto leave users in Limbo. I’m hoping someone from the @airbnb team can jump in on this. Awesome Hunt Jason. Nothing against you at all šŸ¤—
Dainis Kanopa
I didn't get why this is in the top of PH today?
Farbod Saraf
@dainiskanopa Cause it's from Airbnb
Jason Crabtree
Another Lens is an open source design tool created by Airbnb and News Deeply, a journalism startup. I love the authenticity of the tool and believe resources like this are essential for anyone building products for other people.
Jacob Rogelberg
This is amazing. I saw this first in Designer Hangout about 2 months ago. Thank you for making this.
balaji bondili
I loved it.
Ching

Will apply it to my daily work.

Pros:

It motivates us to self-exam by asking limited but important questions.

Cons:

The logic between every question is a little unconvincing. It can offers some helps but is hard to be an authoritative guide to me.