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Thought-provoking and valuable leadership away day on Tuesday. Focussing on:
💭 What do we want to achieve this year?
💭 How do we align with the organisation's goals?
💭 How can we improve collaboration?
Lots still to think about, lots of motivation to crack on with everything, lots of gratitude for being part of a fantastic team.
#AwayDay #HumanCenteredDesign #Leadership #LeadershipAndManagement #ModernLeadership
The most clever, original design I've come across for a while: on the Victorinox website, users can easily see how large a knife is by comparing it to common household items like an iPhone, a mug, or a wine bottle.
This makes it much easier for customers to make an informed decision about whether the product is right for them, without guessing or hunting for a tape measure. I'd bet Victorinox have fewer returns to process as a result too!
Looking for advice...
🙅🏻♀️ When you have stakeholders who don't understand design thinking, how do you approach that?
🤝 How do you help them understand the value of human-centered design?
💬 What methods do you use to influence people so they appreciate the process and allow time for it?
It's a battle I've fought in every organisation. It's important but tiring. Of course there's no magic solution but other perspectives are much appreciated!
Feeling a bit stuck with how to interpret your user research? I wrote another article for Catalyst., all about synthesis (a fancy word for understanding and turning that understanding into action!) 👇🏻
https://www.thecatalyst.org.uk/resource-articles/synthesising-user-research-how-to-do-it
#UserResearch #UXResearch #ResearchDesign #UXDesign #HumanCentredDesign #HCD
A day of ups and downs...
📈 Utterly brilliant team session: thinking about what we want to achieve for 2023, how we overcome blockers, which working relationships we want to improve, and other similar good stuff
📉 Tricky squad meeting: it's hard to articulate that designers can't always commit to concrete deliverable work, we need to understand, think, discuss — we don't 'just' sketch and prototype
Right, I need a cuppa 😅☕
#WomenInSTEM #WomenInLeadership #ModernLeadership #UXDesign #UXUI
Listen Asana, if anything deserves a unicorn it's checking-off all of my end of year reviews.
53 books completed this year (and I'm optimistic I'll get through 2 more before we reach 2023!).
What have you read and what was your favourite?
Have you written your Manual of Me?
They're a really useful way of understanding yourself, and your colleagues, better. They take about an hour. And they're free.
I've long been a fan so CharityComms asked me to explain why ⬇️
https://www.charitycomms.org.uk/how-the-manual-of-me-can-help-build-stronger-teams
#SelfReflection #PersonalGrowth #Teamwork #Leadership #ModernLeadership
Phew. Tough, but productive, week.
🤒 I'm fighting a bad cold
🐶 I'm dog- and house-sitting
📈 I'm gathering evidence to promote a member of my team
🎉 I'm wrangling friends for our annual get-together
🌱 I'm accepting that I can't do it all — after an honest chat with a Scrum Master, then my manager, I've accepted that I've spread myself too thin and the quality of my work is suffering (as well as my wellbeing). I hate admitting 'failure' but I'm proud I've asked for help.
