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Struggling to hire product designers? Do this before starting your search

If you’re hiring product designers, it’s never been tougher. Here are common mistakes that organizations make, and how you can address…

4 min readAug 29, 2019

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Struggling to hire product designers? Do this before starting your search

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David Sherwin
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UX Collective

Does it really have to be a workshop?

Trying to get more out of workshops in your organization? Start by challenging the need for a formal workshop or sprint. Here’s how.

6 min readAug 21, 2019

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Does it really have to be a workshop?

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UX Collective

How to identify the right interaction design job

Want a new job as an interaction designer? Take the time to self-search before you start your job search. Here are 4 questions that’ll…

8 min readAug 12, 2019

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How to identify the right interaction design job

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David Sherwin

How To Do Timeboxing Right

Timeboxing is the use of short, structured sprints to achieve stated goals. Here’s how to get the most out of this technique in your work.

9 min readFeb 19, 2019

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How To Do Timeboxing Right

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Product Coalition

The Nuance of Better

If you want better products from your teams, define what better means and what needs to be better. Here’s how.

7 min readOct 22, 2018

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The Nuance of Better

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David Sherwin

Turning People Into Teams: Rituals & Routines That Redesign How We Work

Collaborative strategies work when they’re designed by teams — where each person is heard, valued, and held accountable. In this excerpt…

5 min readOct 9, 2018

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Turning People Into Teams: Rituals & Routines That Redesign How We Work

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David Sherwin

On Starting Over

The carpet was mud-colored, flecked with red thread. The furniture in the office didn’t look much better: Rigid chairs made of bent metal…

4 min readOct 16, 2017

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On Starting Over

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The Limits of Prototyping

A few months ago, I saw a presentation by two interaction designers about the benefits of prototyping. During the Q&A, they received the…

4 min readJul 17, 2017

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The Limits of Prototyping

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David Sherwin
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Product Coalition

The Monkey in the Tree: On Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Assumptions

One day, a monkey appeared in the tree outside the front door of my apartment building. He was on one of the upper branches, his body…

6 min readApr 24, 2017

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The Monkey in the Tree: On Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Assumptions

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David Sherwin

What Decisions Did We Make Today?

Individual decisions end up becoming team decisions. Teams get misaligned when they don’t acknowledge this fact, and find ways to socialize…

3 min readMar 14, 2017

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What Decisions Did We Make Today?

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David Sherwin

David Sherwin

Design leader, writer, musician, teacher. Co-author of Turning People into Teams, Success by Design, and Creative Workshop. Co-founder of Ask The Sherwins.

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