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As researchers and designers of emerging technologies, we need to reflect and ask ourselves, what’s within our power to help realize a future that invites participation from the full spectrum of human diversity.Credit: Fortune Magazine/Ultimate Software — 100 Best Places Workplaces for DiversityTher..

Interview with Madhavi Jagdish about her career path from leading a team to leading with craftLeading with Craftis a limited series of articles where we shed a light on stories of designers with successful careers as individual contributors. Curating and publishing hundreds of articles every month a..

Oversimplified logos: when less becomes too much.Logos speak a thousand words. A great logo can tell the story of an organization without a single word. Recently, logos from various companies have experienced a transformation. From car companies like GM, restaurants like Burger King, and food produc..

How to create a balance between discovering and deliveringIn the 20th century, the main goals of every manager were “efficiency and optimization”, companies hired consultants and business experts to analyze processes and reduce waste. Management methodologies provided tools to improve the capability..

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While talking about design systems, I recognized that we are mostly talking about pattern libraries. A functioning design system not also consists of the building blocks themselves but also has a set of rules that form the glue between components and people. I was involved in the creation of the des..

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 ..

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The UX industry puts a lot of emphasis on processes. But is that the best way to think fundamentally about design? Continue reading on UX Collective »

Data ethics principles and processes are useful, but they are often of limited use when it comes to addressing the social and environmental harms of the data economy. This post is about using creative R&D to build data technologies that embed a different set of values from the ground up, balancing e..