The next in a series of posts about visual representation of design mindsets. Building anything new is a messy process. Luckily, there's no need to reinvent the wheel. Some of the most difficult …
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Iterative Mindset
I've been doing some work to represent design mindsets visually. Now I'm going to pair those visuals with some stories. A mindset of iteration is crucial to designing great products and …
Run at what’s hard
Learn you’re wrong as soon as possible. The longer you leave assumptions untested, more it's going to burn when you find out the truth. …
Facilitating Process
One of the most valuable lessons from the d.school during my first trip was about process. Specifically the design thinking process. For days we talked about process, and the steps in design …
Irrationality and community
Some level of irrationality is what makes community work. It’s a devoted version of long term thinking where you keep paying in, knowing that eventually it will come back. Most don’t have patience …
Inefficiency is memorable
The question is, what do you want to be remembered for? The DMV is memorably inefficient in processing visitors. On the other hand, handmade, leather shoes are also inefficient, but in the exact way …