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We had a lively and varied discussion last Monday with the group that turned out for our October UX meetup.  Some topics that arose:

• UnSummit compared to open space technology (imagine a summit with no set schedule or speakers, just one big question or problem to be addressed)
• Mentorship – how can people find potential mentors, and how would mentorship be structured? This could tie in with a discussion we had a few months back about people transitioning into UX: how can we help provide opportunities for people to establish new working/learning relationships…
• The wide variation in how IA and other UX terms are defined
• Working with problematic requests/suggestions from clients: probe to find the intent behind those requests, and then find a better way to address that intent.
• UX as a permanent state of mind (“You’re not just grumpy, you’re doing your job.”)

Thanks to Garrick Van Buren (Kernest.com) for sponsoring the meetup!

Upcoming meetups: November’s event on 11/9 will be the UX Book Club discussing A Project Guide to UX Design. We’re currently working on a topic for the December meetup.