{"id":199,"date":"2023-11-07T11:21:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercatordigital.kinsta.cloud\/?page_id=199"},"modified":"2025-11-14T09:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:21:51","slug":"ucd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mercatordigital.com\/en\/services\/ucd\/","title":{"rendered":"User-centered Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column services_list is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our UCD process is collaborative and iterative.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beginning with in-depth user research, we test hypotheses and prototypes with real users to understand their 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