Tips for starting off as a new b2b product manager

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Good and bad questions for a Design Sprint

Design Sprint is a fantastic tool in the innovation toolbox. But just as real tools, it works well for specific tasks and bad for others. What criteria should a good sprint question meet?This post is a modification of the original post published on Frankwatching.nl (in Dutch). Design thinking is sim..

‘The Design Sprint is a relevant research method’, really?

Yet another lengthy reply to Design Sprint proponents’ claims.Photo by Kumpan Electric on Unsplash🔥 TL;DR;The main claim is that the Design Sprint (Jake Knapp, Google) is a great tool for gaining a deep understanding of the problem context and users' motivations, if well executed. I reply that ..

Why 2020 was the year of data viz

The biggest design trend from last year made visualizing data a mainstream thing Continue reading on UX Collective »

Designers should redistribute power, not consolidate it

Design practice is the 21st century’s way to consolidate established power.Banksy shredding its painting during an auction to “protest” the art market, created a new piece “Love Is in the Bin”, certified by Bansky’s “authentification body”I have a feeling that design is (and for few years now) THE d..

The problem with Dribbble-esque design

The dangers of Dribbble-esque designsDribbble-esque: adjective — A characteristic of the poor usability and nightmarish qualities that come with Dribbble posts.After some research about this topic, I found out that I am not the only one who thinks there's a problem with the Dribbble trend. Ther..

What to consider when deciding on a UX education

How to find a course that works best for your priorities. Continue reading on UX Collective »