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Conversations About Design
Design Leadership & Business Strategies: The Collective
Long Live Lorem Ipsum
It's ok to leverage ChatGPT in your design process, but doing so at the wrong time leads to confusion. Sometimes, the right flavor of auto-generated "greek" is still the right tool for the job.
Workplace Theatre: The PIP
Workplace double-secret probation is an awful thing. We owe ourselves and each other better. I address what a PIP is, why they exist, and what to do when placed on one.
Augmented & Automated Intelligence
Augmented Automated Intelligence sounds cool, but what does it mean? I went to a conference to find out.
Design Thinking is not dead
Sorry, Design Thinking isn’t dead. It needs to change in a few ways, but it’s not going to go away anytime soon.
Freedom + Trust = Scaled Impact
Senior Practitioners are essential members of a Design organization of any size. Without Freedom and Trust to do their jobs, they won’t achieve their full potential. This is the fifth and final installment on Senior Practitioners.
The Significance of Critiques & Feedback Loops
Senior Practitioners have a lot to offer design organizations. Critiques and Feedback Loops are essential to driving outcomes that continuously improve. This is the fourth and near-final installment on Senior Practitioners.
Education, Enablement, and Evangelism
Senior Practitioners have a lot to offer design organizations. Education, Evangelism, and Expertise is the focus of this article, the third of five posts on Senior Practitioners. Stay tuned!
Growth with purpose
Senior Practitioners have a lot to offer design organizations. Professional Development is the focus of this article, the second of five posts on Senior Practitioners. Stay tuned!
Experience, Effort, and Expertise
Senior Practitioners have a lot to offer design organizations. Experience and Expertise is the focus of this article, but is the first of five posts on Senior Practitioners. Stay tuned!
Senior Practitioners: Manage with care
Managing Senior Practitioners isn’t easy. Neither is managing a Junior Manager. In this five-part series, we will break down the value of a Senior Practitioner and the tactics for managing them.