How to survive working from home
Working from home is something that many of us have had to adjust to, whether we like it or not. Here are some tips for how to survive working from home.
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Well-being isn’t just for your users
We spend a lot of time looking out for the well-being of our users, but do we do the same for ourselves, or for those close to us?
5 retrospectives to try with your team
Retrospectives are something that all teams should be doing on a regular basis. Find out 5 retrospectives to try with your team (or even on your own) along with templates and some hints and tips when running them.
UX deliverables are dead*, long live collaboration
Creating UX deliverables to document a design can not only be a waste of time, it can also be detrimental to the design process. Find out why you should be ditching UX deliverables in favour of collaboration.
Why empathy with your users is not enough
We think we can put ourselves in the shoes of others, but really we can’t. Find out why empathy is an illusion and why you should value experience over it.
10 things I’ve learnt moving from being a design practitioner to design manager
18 months ago I transitioned from being a design practitioner to a design manager. Find out some of the important lessons I’ve learnt along the way.
Unlocking complex problems by working with domain experts
Working with domain experts is an important part of product design, yet it’s rarely covered by design courses where the focus tends to be on working with users. Find out when you should be working with domain experts, how to go about doing this and some hints and tips to ensure that you get the most out of their expertise.
The cost of waiting for users to complain
Some teams will wait for users to complain about something before doing something about it. Find out why this can be costly approach and what you should be doing instead.
Stop using Agile as a design process
Many teams use Agile to not only deliver their product, but to design it as well. Find out why using Agile as a design process is a bad idea and what you should be doing instead.
The harsh reality of being a designer (and how to deal with it)
Being a designer can suck when the harsh realities of the real world repeatedly crush your design dreams. Get some tips for minimising the chances of this happening and for dealing with it if it does.