Now that we have reviewed some ways to produce human-centered solutions at scale, let's discuss how the ideas and skills covered up to this point can be extended and maintained over your careers. As a budding HCI designer, you are well on your way to impacting your users in a positive way. The roles we play in culture are linked to our ability to design, test, and iterate software solutions for our users, but we also have the opportunity to improve ourselves. Extending our own skills will ultimately improve the speed, attention, and value that our solutions bring to our businesses and our users.

Now that you are progressing in your HCI journey, let's discuss how HCI skills can create value over time. Software design and development careers are in high demand. The US News and World Report lists the top jobs each year. In 2020, the #1 best job in the US was...