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Creative Empathy for Product Design

Why Human-Centered Design Calls for Empathy

9 min readNov 7, 2022

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Illustration of Creative Empathy activities overlaying the Double Diamond design process

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How to Design Meaningful Products

If a product isn’t meaningful for people, no amount of great design will make it successful.

8 min readFeb 17, 2019

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So long, User Experience… hello, Human Experience

I detest “User Experience.”

6 min readAug 3, 2018

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Privacy: A Quick Overview for App Designers

I feel like app designers’ attitudes on privacy have gone from 🤨 to 😒 & lately to 😳.

7 min readMay 15, 2018

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Privacy: A Quick Overview for App Designers

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Public Speaking: Four Habits for Anyone

You, yes you, can can become a better public speaker!

4 min readMay 7, 2018

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Photo of Brian leading a warmup exercise for a workshop

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Online Privacy: The Absolute Basics

Easy ways for you to protect your privacy online

3 min readOct 13, 2017

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Online Privacy: The Absolute Basics

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How To Make Stuff People Love

A Design Framework for Sustainable Engagement

6 min readJan 10, 2017

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How To Make Stuff People Love

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The Basics of Effective Journey Mapping

The Journey Map is known by many names, including Experience Flow, Customer Decision Journey, or User Experience Journey. Whatever we call…

4 min readSep 27, 2016

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Lessons I Learned from Pixar’s Inside Out

A while back, I watched Pixar’s Inside Out again with my partner and her niece. A great film, it poignantly illustrates some important…

5 min readApr 29, 2016

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Lessons I Learned from Pixar’s Inside Out

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Why John Oliver Is Wrong About Emotional Intelligence

John Oliver makes fun of emotional intelligence in one of his segments; not in a witty, intelligent way, but in a bullying, ignorant way…

4 min readOct 26, 2015

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Brian Pagán 🧠+💚

Brian Pagán 🧠+💚

I’m a writer, UXer, & psychologist helping creators use their superpowers for good. 📖 creativeempathy.eu 💼 thegreatness.studio 🎙️ mindfolkpod.com (he/they)

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