Do you remember that feeling when, as a designer, you did your first user research and made design decisions from those insights? You came away like OMG WHAT was I even doing before this?? That’s how this felt.
It has been a mind-squeezing learning experience and a very rewarding one. It’s invaluable to connect the dots between
The gave me so many more ways to connect with business, partners and with the whole organization.
There were eye opening facts & thinking, expanding type of activities , diving into business impact of Design, connecting Design desirables to strategic business objectives "KPI's , KR's ,ROI", communicating Design Rationale & storytelling… any many more valuable topics.
For me, this was like a filling in the gaps exercise, and know how to communicate the business value of design effectively to our stakeholders.
Each week opened up new possibilities and equipped me with relevant tools to extend my skills beyond being a researcher!
The experience has left me feeling excited, driven, and in desperate need of coffee and reflection. It has changed the way I act going into work on Monday.
The bottom line, you have to take the course. The classes are full of surprises, but I will NOT share those here. You have to experience it for yourself.
I went in thinking that I would learn more about influence and data (not knowing entirely what that meant) and
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