It’s the end of design as we know it, and I feel fine… We can easily assume that AI tools such as LLMs, Agents, and other automation perform some tasks remarkably well. As such, different areas of the design process are being affected, even replaced, by AI-driven tooling and methods. I plan to expound on …
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Like everyone else, I have been learning how to use and abuse AI. Also like everyone else, I have found it to be compelling in its strengths and weaknesses. Here are some notes that helped me get my head around what’s possible and useful when working with AI. These notes are rough, but I find …
A lot of people ask me questions about my MBA. I’ll try to catalog the questions and answers here. I will update this over time if I can. Why did you do this? I’ve been thinking about getting an MBA for about 15+ years. I have often felt like I have a language barrier with …
After several months of searching I received, and accepted a job offer last week. Here is the story of how it went. Starting the search After being laid off in January 2022, I took some time off to recuperate from the ups and downs of my last job and two years of pandemic parenting, one …
Design leaders need to advocate for their teams and their practice on a near-constant basis. My perspective on accomplishing this has really shifted in the last couple years. For a long time, I’ve talked about how close we are to our customers, push for aspirational levels of design quality, and execute a robust process. I …
Here are a few things that I have picked up that help keep the design process moving when you can’t be in the same room putting post-its on a whiteboard together. Set expectations with an agenda. Before you send out a meeting invite for any Design Thinking session, draft an agenda that FULLY explains the process, …
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Let me know if you’ve worked on a project like this. Think of a product team that’s working on some kind of online platform, we’ll call them TechSite. Someone on the TechSite team, a leader of some kind, decides that an initiative is important and declares it a priority to launch a new product. The …
Without risk, there is no opportunity. Any business, any organization–even any individual person–will face their own responsibility for identifying risks, assessing the probability and consequences, and managing the risk to the best possible outcome. Some people are better at it than others, and some firms are better at it than others. Designers can find themselves …
The Knowdell Career Values Card Sort is a straightforward online card sort tool to help prioritize what aspects of your career you value or those you could pursue. I did an assessment as part of my MBA program, among many others. My report indicates the following variables that are key to my work satisfaction, in …
Over the course of my MBA, I have taken a series of assessments to determine strengths, weaknesses, and skills. These are mostly provided by my program in an effort for every student to be come more attuned to their abilities and strategize ways to address their weaknesses, whether that means taking on new skills or …