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A workflow to ship better designed software with LLMs
I've been experimenting with different approaches for shipping my designs with the help of LLMs. I've found a process that is working really well.
Are you willing to be the designer that has influence?
We all want to be the type of designer who has influence at work. Are you willing to be the designer that has it? Let’s find out.
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The Best Way to See How Everyday Design Work Connects to Business is to Make a Map.
Map the direct path from your day-to-day design work to show exactly how design improvements drive business results.
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When OKRs work well (and don’t)
Over the last 20+ years, many other companies have implemented (or tried to) OKRs with varying degrees of success; here's what works well and doesn't.
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When you lead Design, Design is the product.
When you lead Design teams, most of your colleagues don't think about design as a craft or practice. They think about it as a group of people with specific skills. Your challenge is to know who is an early adopter of those skills, and who is more skeptical.
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Track and adapt how design creates, delivers, and captures for the rest of the company
Gain a deeper level of understanding in how your partners perceive you and the value you provide with The Good Partner Map
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Why adding quantifiable measures to design work is important
Showing the actual value of ethics, morals, or emotions is what convinces companies and business leaders to prioritize those things.
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Quickly evaluate if the conditions are ripe for change with Force Field Analysis
Rapidly examine which of your colleagues and stakeholders are ready for change with this powerful, and easy to implement visualization tool.
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Pragmatic lessons to measure design and track metrics
There are no right design metrics. If someone tells you this, they're lying. Instead, think of it this way.
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Effectively communicate the value of Design with a scorecard - what I learned at Apple
Over the last 12 years, this approach has unlocked so many questions my colleagues have about design, OKRs, and metrics.
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The biggest development issue I see in design leadership today.
To my design leader friends, there’s a topic we need to explore further together. I’m going to do my best to start it in a meaningful, supportive way.
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I was directing design. And I was utterly stuck.
The most effective design leaders I know leverage nuance to overcome self-doubt in five steps.
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5 practical ways to solve the hardest parts of design leadership
Resist the urge to find a new solution and remix what you already know instead.
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How Business Thinking transforms designers
The most effective design leaders I know leverage nuance to overcome self-doubt in five steps.