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Tackling chronic short-termism

Or ways to stop the shift to feature factory. — Modern product teams are obsessed with getting results. It’s not a completely unjustifiable obsession. Results that are deliberately achieved can mean delivering value to customers, unlocking growth potential, addressing longstanding issues and a whole laundry list of high five-able things. Another obsession that most teams share (or at least aspire…

Product Design

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Tackling chronic short-termism
Tackling chronic short-termism
Product Design

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Published in UX Collective

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Visualizing the systems behind our designs

Tangible systems thinking that goes beyond buttons. — Systems thinking is often heralded in different circles as a competency that’s worth investing in. Having a wider lens and being able to model the systems that influence inputs, outputs and the patterns of behavior for people using the products we build is how we can deliver real value. Most…

Systems Thinking

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Visualizing the systems behind our designs
Visualizing the systems behind our designs
Systems Thinking

10 min read


Published in Soundbite

·Apr 6, 2020

Meet Soundbite 👋

Podcasting has undergone a lot of change over the past couple of years. More people than ever have started listening to podcasts. The flywheel of content hasn’t exactly slowed down either, with a growing selection of podcasts each covering a different niche with a highly engaged following. Despite signs of…

Podcast

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Meet Soundbite 👋
Meet Soundbite 👋
Podcast

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Published in Casumo Design

·Oct 23, 2018

Takeaways from each talk from Design Matters 18

Talking shop with people who know their stuff — It’s not every day that you get to drink brew and eat waffles, whilst taking in in a talk you’ve just heard. Well, that was what we were up to these past few days over at the Design Matters conference. …

UX

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Takeaways from each talk from Design Matters 18
Takeaways from each talk from Design Matters 18
UX

28 min read


Published in Casumo Design

·Jan 12, 2018

How we hire product designers at Casumo

Turns out they’re not so easy to find — Hiring is a topic that usually gets a lot of lip service, but not many go out of their way to clarify exactly why someone is a yes or a no. …

Design

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How we hire product designers at Casumo
How we hire product designers at Casumo
Design

10 min read


Published in Casumo Design

·Jun 2, 2017

How’s the new job going?

Our main office is called the Unicorn Centre, you jelly? 🦄 — It’s been a month since I decided to make the switch over to Casumo. Since then, I’ve been asked by peers and friends the inevitable “What’s it like?” and “How’s it going?” along with the blunt “You guys hiring?” (Yes we are) . …

Product Design

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How’s the new job going?
How’s the new job going?
Product Design

7 min read


Published in theuxblog.com

·Nov 6, 2016

Ask to understand: A list of questions for the curious designer

Uncertainties may arise at any given time. That’s why asking the right questions, will help in not losing focus. — It’s not the first time that I’ve been guilty of not providing enough meaningful rationale for a particular design decision I would have made. What I’ve noticed is that this stems from me not asking enough (or the right) questions. It’s no secret that the older we grow, the more…

UX

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Ask to understand: A list of questions for the curious designer
Ask to understand: A list of questions for the curious designer
UX

5 min read


Sep 13, 2016

Intentionality and Empathy: What I learnt from my first design internship

Designing with intention and understanding. Oh and data, yeah that’s pretty important. — When BRNDWGN a design agency in Malta had launched their internship program along with the redesign of their new site, I was telling myself day in day out that I was going to apply. I must have written about six drafts before I decided to remotely do anything. “What if?”…

Internships

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Intentionality and Empathy: What I learnt from my first design internship
Intentionality and Empathy: What I learnt from my first design internship
Internships

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