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Mahua Cavanagh

Mahua Cavanagh

Looking Through the Lens of 1938

I’ve been living in Vienna for a little over six months. During that time, I’ve grown to really love it here. It’s no surprise Vienna…

Jun 4, 2020

Jun 4, 2020

Mahua Cavanagh

Working Together Around The World

I’ve had a lot of experience in working with teams that are spread across multiple locations. This has meant everything from different…

Apr 3, 2017

Apr 3, 2017

Mahua Cavanagh

Agile & Lean UX

A few months ago, I gave a presentation on Agile and Lean UX at iHub here in Nairobi. A number of people have asked me to share the…

Jan 26, 2017

Jan 26, 2017

Mahua Cavanagh

Myths of Independent Consulting

In my 20 plus years in UX I have gone back and forth between staff positions and freelance work. It was a conscious decision for me every…

Oct 27, 2016

Oct 27, 2016

Mahua Cavanagh

How Not to Network — Plus Some Pointers on Doing It Right

A man I don’t know approached me via email, without introduction, without telling me how he got my contact information, and asked to meet…

Aug 30, 2016

Aug 30, 2016

Mahua Cavanagh

Designing for Financial Inclusion

A little while back, I was interviewed by someone getting her MBA with a focus on financial inclusion. She asked me how I designed…

Aug 22, 2016

Aug 22, 2016

Mahua Cavanagh

Uber in Nairobi — Struggling to Understand the Customer Mental Model

Here we go again with Uber. I saw the story unfold back home in the States. I read about how the company went through the same scenario in…

Aug 10, 2016

Aug 10, 2016

Mahua Cavanagh

Double Trouble

I’m on here twice. The root cause of my double identity (with the same name and photo, just to confuse people) is not remembering how I…

Jul 7, 2016

Jul 7, 2016

Mahua Cavanagh

Finding Work Abroad

I initially wrote this on my personal blog and a number of people asked me to share it more broadly on a professional site. I thought…

Oct 28, 2015

Oct 28, 2015

Mahua Cavanagh

Mahua Cavanagh

Over 20 years as a UX Designer & Strategist. Adult Third Culture Kid. From NY. Living the the ex-pat life, currently in Vienna, Austria. Mom of 2 ex-pat dogs.

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