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Rethinking the canonical design process diagram, and a call for beauty

I’ve been reflecting on the canonical multi-hexagon diagram that illustrates the design thinking process. You probably know what I’m…

Mar 6

Rethinking the canonical design process diagram, and a call for beauty

Mar 6

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The Architecture of Creative Collaboration

The first time I spoke at the 99U conference was in 2014. While I was in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, my husband was at the Santa…

Jun 28, 2017

The Architecture of Creative Collaboration

Jun 28, 2017

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Design and the Self

Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by bad design — from airplane seats that distort our posture to aesthetically inelegant cars…

Aug 11, 2016

Aug 11, 2016

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UX Is a Canary in a Coal Mine

What design team morale means for CEOs and designers

Aug 19, 2015

Aug 19, 2015

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How to choose which job to take

“Which job offer should I take?” is among the questions I get asked the most these days. While I rarely tell people exactly what to do…

May 15, 2015

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Mindfulness Practices For Design

How yoga and meditation can make people better designers

Jan 21, 2015

Jan 21, 2015

Whimseybox, and a cautionary tale about subscription services and how not to shut down a startup

As you think about holiday gifts this season, I’d like to warn you about the subscription service Whimseybox. This is also a cautionary…

Dec 7, 2014

Whimseybox, and a cautionary tale about subscription services and how not to shut down a startup

Dec 7, 2014

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Where to find great UX candidates

Part Three in a series of posts on how to recruit UX talent

Oct 29, 2014

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Writing a Job Description for UX People

Part Two in a series of posts on how to recruit UX talent

Oct 14, 2014

Oct 14, 2014

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Understanding UX Skills

Part One in a series of posts on how to recruit UX talent (originally authored July 2014 for Khosla Ventures)

Oct 8, 2014

Oct 8, 2014