How to build great products

Build at the intersectionThe best products are created at the intersection of product, design, and engineering. Successful teams start, build, and finish together. Fewer handoffs, and more multidisciplinary debates and considerations. Decide at the intersectionThe best product decisions are made at ..

How to create personas based on science that actually work

It is quite difficult, if not almost impossible, to obtain a personality profile of one single individual let alone to create a persona… Continue reading on UX Collective »

Managing ideas at scale

Idea management is an essential innovation process — especially in large, complex organizations. This post presents the key principles that enable companies to ideate and innovate at scale.Photo by Mika Baumeister on UnsplashTo streamline and accelerate innovation, companies need to integrate flexib..

Designing localisation friendly products

Localisation is often perceived as simple text translations across different languages. However, it goes beyond just some alphabets and… Continue reading on UX Collective »

How understanding KPIs a little can improve discussions with stakeholders

How to add a quantitative aspect to user testing with minimal effort Continue reading on UX Collective »

Product manager moves: How to build trust with your design team

Starting from a place of inquiry, curiosity, humility.Photo by Tranmautritam from PexelsThe “Everyone’s a Photographer” ProblemAs Product Managers, there’s a fine line between being the “CEO of the product” and getting into the pixels of a design. We write user stories that define the needs the user..

Reclaiming your focus, anatomy of design trends, accessibility resources

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.Over the course of several months, Nir Eyal has experimented with changing elements of his smartphone so he could have the best of the technology — and avoid the worst. Those experiments paid off, and the steps he took are measures any and..

How digital machines can learn analogical thinking

The human cognitive power that AI lacks Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to find and keep a valuable mentor

An etiquette guide for the driven, yet considerate, mentee Continue reading on UX Collective »

Designing to reduce the user’s mental burden

Thoughtfully designed products don’t impose an unnecessary mental load on their users. Here are some products that make me think too much. Continue reading on UX Collective »