{"id":3938,"date":"2018-09-07T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laveshsumant.com\/?p=3938"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:55:57","slug":"a-dive-into-ux-card-sorting-and-schema-design-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laveshsumant.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/07\/a-dive-into-ux-card-sorting-and-schema-design-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dive into UX Card Sorting and Schema Design Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every Wednesday afternoon at Silicus has its own quiet energy. Laptops close a little earlier, coffee cups refill a little more often, and the room slowly shifts from <em>delivery mode<\/em> to <em>learning mode<\/em>.<br>This is our space for team bonding, open conversations, and\u2014most importantly\u2014knowledge sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Wednesday was special for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had the opportunity to transfer learnings from my <strong>HFI (Human Factors International) study<\/strong> to our UI\/UX team, using a real, close-to-home problem:<br><strong>Redesigning Silicus\u2019s Internet Portal for a better employee experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What followed wasn\u2019t a lecture.<br>It was a shared exploration of how strategy, structure, and empathy come together to create meaningful digital experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-serano-gutenberg-container content-row light-section normal row_padding_top row_padding_bottom\" data-bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\" style=\"text-align:left\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.otter-masonry 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effortlessly, every single day?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the discussions and visuals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Easy access to day-to-day information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accuracy and trust in employee data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced dependency on people for routine tasks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A system that supports, not slows down<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This step grounded everyone\u2014designers, researchers, and thinkers\u2014on the <strong>\u201cwhy\u201d<\/strong> before the <strong>\u201chow.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"http:\/\/laveshsumant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/design-strategy-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laveshsumant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/design-strategy-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laveshsumant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/design-strategy-300x206.jpg 300w, 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class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Employees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026interact with each other through the portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What worked beautifully here was realising that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No role exists in isolation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every action triggers another dependency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A small UX decision in one module can ripple across departments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This model helped the team design <strong>connections<\/strong>, not just interfaces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ef79b338c36&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ef79b338c36\" class=\"wp-block-image 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