Beyond the pixels, Isabella designs user journeys that truly connect with diverse audiences. Using her expertise in psychology and cultural awareness, she helps make products and services more impactful. Moreover, she advocates for data-driven applications that promote fairness in AI decision-making and mitigate biases in coding.
+10 years of experience as Project (Office) Manager in ICT at EUnet, KPNQwest, FFG, A1, Hutchison 3G.
Serviced over 100 clients – various industries and countries, SMEs, NGOs, NPOs, global organizations, start-ups.
Started to foster networks and communities in tech, raised awareness for AI, Quantified Self & Coded Bias.
Certified by UXQB® in UX Management, user-centric design processes, user research, usability testing, etc.
Skilled by TAG Innovation School in data visualization, web mining, NLP, sentiment analysis, coding with Python.
Digital services that prioritize sustainability, accessibility, privacy, and green technology for lasting benefits.
User research was done to conduct thorough interviews and market research user preferences and market dynamics. Based on this research, a product concept was tailored to meet the needs of both users and market demands for a digital version of the tool SEE IT! DO IT! FEEL IT!®. General idea was to evaluate the potential of AI and gamified applications building values-understanding, shaping team culture around shared values and improve team performance. The learnings and insights gained informed further research into identifying biases in data and code.
Prototyping Cultures & Values
SEE IT! DO IT! FEEL IT!® 2022
Invited to take part in the usability testing of an autonomous driving system, the test took place in a virtual environment. Biometric data was collected to observe changes in stress levels resulting from challenging driving situations and external distraction evaluating the effectiveness of the warning system of the driving assistance. Aim of the usability test was to gain insights into perceptual abilities and attention in stressful situations to align the driving assistance features with human needs.
AutoDrive EU-Project
AIT Austrian Institute Of Technology 2022
In my portfolio, there is a range of projects showcasing my expertise in crafting engaging learning experiences. I have designed child-friendly e-learning apps for KinderKnigge GmbH teaching behaviour rules and etiquette through gameful interaction. At DRUMSTAR, I supported the development of online courses ensuring efficient learnings. In 2017, my role in the Austrian EBmooc project focused on imparting expertise to educators in continuing education, empowering them to create impactful digital learning environments.
e-Learning Apps, KinderKnigge 2015
MOOC Digital Learning, EBmooc 2017
Online Courses, DRUMSTAR 2020
This project benefited from my diverse background as a culture-specific specialist, social skills trainer, and UX professional. By leveraging my expertise as a usability tester specializing in learning experiences, training, and education, I work on improving training programs aimed at leadership development and cultural understanding. Included were a VR game, e-Learning courses, LEGO® Serious Play, and role-playing. Testing and feedback ensured the development of educational experiences that facilitate the effective development of social skills.
VR-Training Social Skills
Institute For Cultural Excellence 2021
Since 2010, I’ve been heavily engaged in web development. My work entails developing prototypes, crafting both low- and high-fidelity wireframes, facilitating usability tests, and consistently refining websites or online shops to enrich user experience and usability, visibility and readability. In 2022, I started adopting the principles of a “green web”, placing emphasis on energy-efficient website development and environmentally friendly hosting, fostering sustainable digital practices.
Green IT, IT For Green; Climate Lab 2023
Green Web & GREENDOT SEO 2024
Certified in user-centric design and UX management by UXQB®, the focus is on delivering high-quality user experiences. This certification equips with skills to prioritize user needs, create effective prototypes, conduct thorough usability tests, and manage UX projects.
Thorough research is key to understanding diverse cultures, values, and symbols for effective UX design and communication. Culturally sensitive strategies require a keen awareness of culturally specific nuances in attention and communication, ensuring avoidance of any culturally insensitive imagery or language in content and data. It’s essential to recognize the diverse approaches to communication styles and design preferences across different cultures.
When designing gamified user experiences, it’s essential to consider cultural nuances. Western cultures may emphasize individual achievement and competition, while others value collective well-being and harmony. Thus, UX designs should foster community and support rather than competitiveness. With a specialization in cognitive processes and perception, user experiences are designed to intricately consider human perception, facilitating behavioral change and adaptation through meaningful play and gamification strategies.
Cultural and psychological expertise integrates seamlessly into UX design, ensuring global success for products and services. Incorporating culture-specific insights and leveraging emotional and cognitive know-how into usability testing creates experiences that resonate with diverse audiences and reduce biased outcomes. Understanding human behavior, including how users perceive, remember, read, think, solve problems, and make decisions, is crucial. Analyzing these aspects helps design interfaces that align with natural human tendencies, leading to engaging products.
Structured planning, control, and timely delivery are pivotal for achieving UX excellence across diverse project methodologies like Agile, Lean, Kanban, and Waterfall. Furthermore, embracing cultural diversity in international teams requires to address the differences in language, work styles, and cultural norms. Optimizing UX projects and team work encourages collaboration and creativity, leading to greater synergy and innovation within the team and organization.
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As a UX professional, my expertise lies in detecting user needs for successful products and services, prototyping and testing usability. Aim is to delight users and drive business outcomes. I am looking forward to bring my know-how in UX to your projects.
User research serves as the cornerstone of a robust UX approach, guiding design decisions and fostering innovation to address user needs comprehensively. Through methods such as ethnographic studies, insights are gained that allow a deeper understanding for the creation of prototypes that are not only functional but also culturally relevant. Conducting cultural audits of designs or prototypes helps identify and rectify any cultural biases or barriers. Sensitivity in cultural representation is paramount, steering clear of stereotypes or biases in design decisions.
Creating designs and prototypes that focus on users is important for making sure they have the best experience. Keeping track of cultural insights, design choices, and feedback from users ensures making improvements in the future. Prototypes should be tested with people from different regions and backgrounds to ensure they work for everyone. Fostering empathy towards users from diverse cultural backgrounds is crucial for creating designs that truly connect.
Conducting thorough research is crucial to grasp diverse cultural backgrounds, values, and symbols pertinent to local target audiences. Understanding these nuances aids in tailoring designs and communication strategies that connect with diverse audiences. Collaboration with cultural experts helps gain deeper insights and validation. Furthermore, I am offering culture-specific education as well as intercultural management trainings and workshops.
Usability testing ensures that the use of the product is tailored to users’ needs and preferences. By analyzing how users perceive and interact with it, designers can refine the interface to match cognitive processes, making the product intuitive and easy to use. This consers as well as cultural perception, ensuring that the product is accessible and resonates with diverse user backgrounds and contexts.Usability testing enhances the overall experience, delivering a product that feels personalized and user-friendly.
In UX management, experience in international projects involves close collaboration with diverse groups like designers, developers, and stakeholders, furthermore an expertise that spans across various domains, including innovation management, business process modeling, and agile scrum coaching. These disciplines are essential for navigating the complex landscape of it projects, ensuring efficiency, and fostering adaptability within teams.