HFI's low-carbon footprint option

We at HFI think it has been too long waiting for governments to stop talking and take action on climate change. As practitioners of a variety of Low-Carbon Footprint Options, we are now making these and related efforts available to our clients so that we can start to make a positive impact together. In order to begin this initiative, there are a few requirements for HFI and our clients. But rest assured that the cost and quality that you've come to expect from HFI will not be substantially affected. Following are the initiatives we currently offer:

green planet

HFI action...	Client action...	Benefits…
Hold project meetings online.	Set firewalls to allow WebEx™ to function.	Decrease the amount of energy spent to move people from one location to another.
Make all deliverables in electronic form only, providing them on an extranet or FTP site.	Accept electronic documents.	Lower usage of trees, save the amount of energy required to print and send documents, decrease landfill (ink cartridges).
Use remote data gathering and user testing as prudent.	Participate in sessions using remote technology.	Decrease the amount of energy spent to move people from one location to another.
Meet in person with clients in efficient executive tours, as opposed to single trips for each client.	Work with us to accommodate our schedule to meet with us on our tours.	Decrease the amount of energy spent to move people from one location to another.

HFI operates globally, and we are a leader in the development of remote team cooperation and in remote usability testing methods. Because of this, we are well positioned to make this type of reduced carbon footprint program work. For example:

Mumbai Centers of Excellence office
HFI's Center of Excellence in Mumbai, India, performs remote usability testing.

Meeting the Demand for Usability Expertise: An Offshore Model

Dr. Eric Schaffer discusses how to create and utilize a "Center of Excellence" dedicated to realizing your company's development and design projects. Learn how you can staff a sustained usability effort.

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Kath Straub and Susan Weinschenk
Kath Straub, Chief Scientist, and Susan Weinschenk, Chief of Technical Staff, of HFI

The Future of Usability Testing

Susan Weinschenk and Kath Straub explore new innovations in usability testing and share the research behind them. Learn which techniques will fit your needs best. Topics include:

Remote testing
Automated testing
Mixed-fidelity prototypes
Testing more than one design at a time
Alternatives to the usual think-aloud technique
Eye-tracking

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For more information about how you can participate, or if you have any additional ideas around how we can begin to make a difference, please contact us at lcf@humanfactors.com.