Category: Leadership
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Research
I have worked with many amazing UX researchers and have learned so much from them but I have not always had the privilege of working at a company that prioritizes research enough to have a dedicated researcher. Because of this, I have tried to compile everything I have learned from them and from other designers,…
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Manager read me
Note: This document is for people who I manage to help them get the most out of our working relationship Motivation for this document People say I am hard to read and I tell them of course I am, I am not made of words. Hopefully this read-me, that is made of words, will help…
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Design Values
In our pursuit of establishing design values for the UX team, we placed a dual emphasis on universal UX principles and our company values—Be The Guide, Sincere Sustainability, and Elevate Everything. This collaborative effort unfolded through a series of workshops, discussions, and exercises where we sought alignment with our organizational ethos. During this iterative process,…
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Design Assessment
I started with comprehensive market research to understand the evolving landscape of design trends and industry demands. I looked at job descriptions from various companies and roles are analyzed to pinpoint the common skills and qualifications expected of professionals in the field. This research was the basis for building our competency framework. Then I categorized…
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Creative Activities
Designer meeting To learn more about creative weekly and see a typical agenda check out the creative weekly page Here are some examples of things that were created during creative activities: A concert poster, mobile app, football kit, skate deck, cereal box, album cover, food poster, and pictograms for the Olympics. Creative Activity Ideas: Cross-functional…
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Creative Weekly
Every week we have a creative weekly meeting. The designers come every week and every other week we combine with the product management team and collaborate. I call them Creative Weekly and Cross Functional Creative Weekly. The cross functional meeting is a little more focused on research and the design activities are more around problem…
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Design Checklists:
📕 Pre-Project Considerations: 📗 Post-Project Validation:
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Design Risk
I created a tool for estimating the intrinsic amount of risk a design project. It is intended to help our team decide how much research should be completed given the impact of the project. Check out the full case study here