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Article · design · Jul 1, 2013

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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Article · design · Jun 24, 2013

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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Article · design · Jun 4, 2013

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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Article · design · Apr 3, 2013

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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Article · leadership · Apr 1, 2013

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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Article · leadership · Mar 25, 2013

Frustrated with design then, and now

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

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Article · innovation · Feb 15, 2013

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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Article · design · Feb 11, 2013

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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Article · design · Jan 14, 2013

Motivation driven design

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

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Article · leadership · Dec 17, 2012

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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Article · leadership · Dec 3, 2012

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.

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