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Lola Oyelayo-Pearson
Lola Oyelayo-Pearson

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Aug 19, 2019

Great designers lean out of Design to make an impact

This is the third article in a series I’m using to define my opinions on High-Performing Design Cultures. By defining the qualities that I believe a high performing design culture has, I hope to spark a constructive conversation about how enterprises engage designers and how we step up to do…

Product Management

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Great designers lean out of Design to make an impact
Great designers lean out of Design to make an impact
Product Management

16 min read


Apr 23, 2019

Firm intentions, flexible processes

This is the second article in a series I’m using to define my opinions on High-Performing Design Cultures. By defining the qualities that I believe a high performing design culture has, I hope to spark a constructive conversation about how enterprises engage designers and how we step up to do…

Leadership

11 min read

Firm intentions, flexible processes
Firm intentions, flexible processes
Leadership

11 min read


Apr 2, 2019

Designers need a commercial conscience

This is the first article in a series I’m using to define my opinions on High-Performing Design Cultures. By defining the qualities that I believe a high performing design culture has, I hope to spark a constructive conversation about how enterprises engage designers and how we step up to do…

Leadership

12 min read

Designers need a commercial conscience
Designers need a commercial conscience
Leadership

12 min read


Mar 11, 2019

Product accelerators are NOT culture accelerators

There. I said it. Not taking it back either. This post is part rant, part scene setting (if you are patient enough to see beyond the rant which I hope you are). This post is inspired by the massive rise* I see in teams raving about and seeking the holy…

Design Sprint

5 min read

Product accelerators are NOT culture accelerators
Product accelerators are NOT culture accelerators
Design Sprint

5 min read


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Prototypr

·Dec 10, 2018

Designer resources for learning about blockchain and decentralisation

I’ve spoken to many many people about how hard it is to get into and understand the blockchain space. My own journey at Chainspace has been the steepest of my career to date. …

Blockchain

9 min read

Designer resources for learning about blockchain and decentralisation
Designer resources for learning about blockchain and decentralisation
Blockchain

9 min read


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Chainspace

·Dec 10, 2018

The importance of service design for blockchain’s killer apps

I’ve been buried deep in the knowledge archives of blockchain land. It’s a dark place. There are dungeons full of white papers and peer-reviewed papers (how many of us know there is a difference?). …

Blockchain

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The importance of service design for blockchain’s killer apps
The importance of service design for blockchain’s killer apps
Blockchain

4 min read


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Chainspace

·Sep 6, 2018

Decentralised Design — My new journey

A couple of weeks ago I started work at Chainspace. Chainspace is platform for decentralised services that allows other developers to build solutions on top. Think of it as a way of making it possible for any developer to use a blockchain. …

Blockchain

9 min read

Decentralised Design — My new journey
Decentralised Design — My new journey
Blockchain

9 min read


Jun 20, 2018

Untangling Wicked Digital Problems

TL:DR — You can watch me give a talk on this issue at NUX5 2016. You may also be interested in attending the talk I’ll be giving at Talk UX in Boston on the 18th October. Find out more on the Talk UX website. ‘Wicked problem’ is a phrase coined…

Design

10 min read

Untangling Wicked Digital Problems
Untangling Wicked Digital Problems
Design

10 min read


Sep 12, 2017

I’m a digital tiger mom

We can all picture her, the famed tiger mom. Encouraging her child to be the best, then setting a gruelling timetable of endless practice and application to guarantee the outcome. …

Life

2 min read

I’m a digital tiger mom
I’m a digital tiger mom
Life

2 min read


Mar 29, 2016

Dear retailer, get a grip. Big Digital is on your doorstep

In August, I wrote an article lamenting the lack of real customer experience innovation in retail. There are gimmicks and fads, but there are few examples of retailers pushing the boundaries for more than PR and column inches. The problem as I see it is twofold. The first issue is…

Retail

8 min read

Dear retailer, get a grip. Big Digital is on your doorstep
Dear retailer, get a grip. Big Digital is on your doorstep
Retail

8 min read

Lola Oyelayo-Pearson

Lola Oyelayo-Pearson

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Design & Product Strategy | Evangelising user-centred design | Decentralised Design.

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