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Build better products & teams through Body Talk.
Body Talk is a forthcoming book with Rosenfeld Media.
This is your guide to how gestures and the body can (and do!) shape every stage of your product process. Learn how to understand users at a deeper level, deliver ideas with impact, and unlock new ways to collaborate in teams.
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Chapter 1: The Need to Go Deeper
Chapter 2: How the Body Talks
Chapter 3: How to “See” Gestures
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Chapter 4: Understand User’s Gestures
Chapter 5: Analyze Your Gesture Data
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Chapter 6: Build Strong Teams That Belong
Chapter 7: Design Everyday Things Together
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Chapter 8: The Body Points the Way
Praise for Body Talk
"The most meaningful innovations come from seeing what others overlook. Body Talk helps product teams move beyond words to better understand human needs, making it an invaluable resource for anyone committed to human-centered design."
Nick Smarrelli
Author of The Next Two Steps, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Butler University
"If the precariousness of today's tech and business environment has you looking for a place to stand, Scopelitis and DeSutter offer a slab of solid bedrock. The timelessness of their message stems from its grounding in human principles that will be relevant as long as people have bodies and interact with each other in the world (if you don't think they will or should, this book is probably not for you). The practical advice they provide is addressed to product development professionals but it will be useful to anyone who wants to make good stuff with people and for people."
Siri Mehus
User Experience Researcher and Strategist
"In the age of AI, Body Talk is a timely reminder that truly human-centered products still begin with human observation, including the gestures we often overlook. This is a must read for all experience designers who are navigating the world of designing for humans and machines."
Beth Ard
CEO, Customer Thrive Consulting
"Body Talk provides a compelling new lens for human-centered design, showing how gestures reveal the needs, intentions, and insights that words alone often miss. Drawing on decades of research and practical experience, DeSutter and Scopelitis illuminate how the body supports thinking, communication, and collaboration, offering a powerful new approach to understanding people and designing experiences that truly fit human needs."
Thérèse Dugan, PhD
Research Leader and Learning Scientist
"Arriving at a time when contextual data is more important than ever, Body Talk is a perspective-shifting resource for researchers, designers, and product teams alike. It brings us back to the most intimate source of meaning: what the body knows before we do."
Vera Haussler
Anthropologist and Design Research Lead at Stripe Partners
"Body Talk starts with advice I've seen issued to boards and elite awards juries around physical gesture and its role in communication and expands that to help you become a better designer. The authors of Body Talk will help you understand how transformative it is not just to design for gestures, but to swipe right on gestures as a rich source of human behavioral insight."
Cheryl Platz
Author of Design Beyond Devices and The Game Development Strategy Guide
"Body Talk makes a compelling case that the body has been the main character all along. By expertly refocusing our understanding of interaction on the gestures and physical behaviors that shape our lives, Scopelitis and DeSutter have created an essential guide for anyone creating immersive experiences, designing embodied technologies or seeking to build truly human-centered products and teams."
Michelle Cortese
Design Director of Input and Interaction at Meta Reality Labs, Author of Embodying the Machine
Coming soon from Rosenfeld Media
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