To thrive, product teams need diverse talent – a former Uber product leader explains why
Teams made up of diverse talent build better products. That's according to Mina Radhakrishnan, entrepreneur and former Uber product leader.
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From designer to manager — the trickiest transition
The design manager role has grown considerably over the past five years. As design has been recognised as a business value-driver and…
Design leadership as a subversive activity | Inside Intercom
The essence of design leadership is the inverse of what a lot of people might assume. More than adding new structure, it needs to be about subverting existing structures before they fail. Emmet Connolly, Director of Product Design, discusses the evolving design management process at Intercom.
Designers As Leaders: Now that we have a seat at the table, how do we prove we belong?
This article is the companion piece to a talk I gave at Interaction 20, the IXDA international conference in Milan, during the first week…
Are you a creative leader or manager? (Redux)
I first wrote about the need for creative leadership about three years ago and since then I get asked “What do you think are the qualities…
How Designers Turn Into Design Leaders
It often starts the way it did for LaiYee Ho and Nick Stamas. LaiYee, a UX designer, and others on her team at the home automation company Wink were frustrated by what they didn’t know about their users. She put together a guerrilla effort, with no budget, to visit people’s homes. She brought eng