Process

Design Sprints as an approach to tackling design challenges has seen some adoption in design teams. And the reasons why are pretty compelling: it is a well-defined process with hands-on and collaborative activities plus it can lead to concrete results in relatively very little time. Benefits and

Design handoff is by far the most stressful part of the design process. In many organizations, design handoff causes a lot of friction and…

No, the answer isn’t to get rid of them

Insights and strategies to reclaim creativity and depth in your process.

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The synergy of two user-centered approaches

Design has no value for a team driven by outputs. But neither does Product. To make the jump to delivering outcomes, Product needs Design.

If we are serious about social change and equity, we need to start centring the knowledge and decisions of those deeply impacted.

Thinking critically about ways to solve problems in design

This article is a sample chapter from my book UX Design for the Enterprise: Helping Users Get Work Done.

In the fast-paced realm of digital design, the UX process is the compass guiding designers to create seamless and delightful user…

Understanding systems and processes is important because every business, no matter how large or small, comprises a web of systems and processes we all engage with. This post contains 15 Principles…

The essential skill for those who want to understand design, think like a designer and be able to effectively communicate it.

It’s the battle of project management methodologies.

Jobs-to-be-done are often misused (or not at all!) This case study shows you the critical impact it can have on headspace user onboarding.

The design landscape and creative industries are undergoing profound changes, and generative AI tools are starting to play a crucial role.

To escalate correctly a system of solutions, we must first understand all the minor parts.

Most discussions on structure focus on centralised or matrix, but the departments in which those teams sit can make or break your product.

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Untested products failing in the market? No “seat at the table”? The root causes might go deeper than you think, and we’ll start with…

4 questions to get your work to “good enough,” stop re-iterating, and move on to the next thing.

Leverage strategic design to understand deeper customer needs and assure you’re building the right solution, not just building the…

And an illustration to capture what we believe is the essence

Follow the human-centred design process to design a great product.

Working in healthy sequences keeps our teams moving forward confidently and steadily.

One of the most important lessons I learned at Meta is the by-now-common refrain of “Execution eats strategy for breakfast.” Why? Simple. If you have a perfect strategy but poor execution, you don’t win. And worse, you don’t know why you didn’t win - is it because your strategy was wrong, or because your execution was wrong? You’ve wasted time, and worse, you’ve learned nothing.

A behind the scenes look at engineering crits at Figma.

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Reclaiming the true essence of MVP and five ways to facilitate a ‘Lean’ development journey.