A useful overview of how and where (and by who) design thinking has evolved over the last 50 years.
12 signs you’re working in a feature factory
Oh yeah. To all of this.
https://hackernoon.com/12-signs-youre-working-in-a-feature-factory-44a5b938d6a2#.xc1c2tf7l
Research methodology
This makes me feel very sad. Designers, you need to study *research methodology* not lap up this crap. pic.twitter.com/XKlTpQjxL3
— Sam Ladner (@sladner) December 30, 2016
Yeah. This is the year I take that challenge on properly.
Three exercises for creating high performing teams
Design facilitation
This is exactly what I’ve learnt/observed/reflected upon over the last couple of years. It’s cool when you learn that others are thinking along the same lines …
“Being an expert designer does not necessarily translate to being a great design facilitator, and ultimately, companies need to hire both experts in design, and experts in design facilitation. It’s a different skill set that few designers (formally trained or otherwise) have practiced.”
I recently saw a job advertisement here in Melbourne for a design facilitator. I think it is a sign of a maturing understanding that ‘designers’ and design facilitators/strategic designers/ (and possibly, in some cases) design researchers etc are different. Complementary and both important but different.
For my money, if I was a CEO leading a effort to move toward a more design centric culture the second last thing I’d do would be to hire a bunch of designers who design pixels and mock-ups and user flows.
Stakeholder research precedes ux research
Facilitation resources
From presenting to team to design experiences for them
How do i make my videos? by Dave Gray
He seems fairly grumpy about the question, but it was the question I had. Sorry about that. Good explainer though.
https://medium.com/@davegray/how-i-make-my-sketch-videos-771248adb903#.k46dy2vpr