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title: 'Proto-Personas'
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Proto-Personas  
_Hypothetical persons, where each one represents a specific type of user._

*   [Assumptive Personas](http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2013/04/28/assumptive-personas/)  
*   [Boost Empathy Quickly With Proto-Personas](http://blog.mural.co/2016/05/06/boost-empathy-quickly-with-proto-personas)
*   [The UX Designer’s 5-Minute Guide to Lean Personas](https://www.uxpin.com/studio/blog/ux-designers-5-minute-guide-lean-personas/)   
*   [Using Proto-Personas for Executive Alignment](http://uxmag.com/articles/using-proto-personas-for-executive-alignment)