Links for Week 17, 2019
How a world-class design agency organizes files
Alex shares their striaght-forward process to ensure everyone stays aligned. The Incoming and Outgoing folders are a great idea.
Implementing user insights: how to get started in a single morning
Lauren Pope breaks down a fast-tracked approach to integrating user centric thinking into any design process.
Highlighting stakeholder and leadership misalignment
Maxim (@round) shared one of his go-to stakeholder interview quesitons. I always ask for measure of success, but never thought about asking about their leadership's measure.
I always recommend asking project stakeholders what their measure of success is – and then to ask what their boss’ measure of success is.
— Maxim (@round) April 15, 2019
They are never the same.
Workshop exercise: How would you make your company obsolte
Richard Banfield (@RMBanfield) shared a novel workshop exercise to get leadership thinking about growth:
Recently heard this scenario used as a leadership exercise: “You’re the CEO at your biggest competitor, how do you plan to make this company obsolete in a year or less?”
— Richard Banfield (@RMBanfield) April 13, 2019
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Richard Baker is a seasoned design leader, fusing strategy, design, and technology to help teams solve difficult problems for over 15 years. Bringing a unique tech perspective to design, He’s well versed in helping engineering and industrial organizations amplify the impact of design in their business, products, and culture.