Design Poser or Legit?

Modern design is a collaborative sport, but that doesn't mean we can represent someone elses work as our own.

MVP vs MVE

Building the right experience is more powerful and a stronger indicator of future success than simply building a product that gets the job done.

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5 Marks of a Great Designer

Designers must be skilled at more than making things pretty. Use these 5 traits to find an exceptional designer—the last one will surprise you.

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Designing the Future

Design is about making the invisible visible. In doing so, we transform the future and reshape the human experience.

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5 Challenges to Becoming a Better Designer

If design is going to have a seat at the table, designers need to embrace these 5 challenges. Doing so will increase the amount of value a designer can deliver.

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Design driven software is the next evolution

Design represents the voice of the user. Positioning the user at the front of the development process is critical to application success.

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Stop Playing Favorites

Employee engagement depends on giving everyone the same opportunity to advance. Giving preference to your favorite employee will hurt moral.

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Frustrated with design then, and now

Designers need to consider ways they can add value beyond making something look nice.

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It's Time to Deepen Our Empathy

Building empathy with users is a critical step in the design process. Too often we focus on only 3 aspects of the human experience, missing out on a fourth.

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Stop Integrating Design Into Development

Treating design like a value-add during the software development process is not the answer to your UX problems. You need to rethink the role of design.

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Motivation driven design

The best design opportunities stem from more than just understanding the problems people have.

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Fit for design

How do you know if design might be a good career fit? Here is what's made it a good fit for me.

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Leading Beyond Product and Service

Building a great product or service requires more than just a product vision, it requires leading a team with clear values and a vision for the future.