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Mark Kinsella Mark Kinsella
Updated on April 20, 2024

How to Make Career Pathways Work for Your Engineering Org

To thrive and grow, engineering teams must have clear, actionable performance goals that will lead devs to the next step in their careers.

Mark Kinsella Mark Kinsella
Updated on April 20, 2024

Which Engineering Pathway Is Right for You?

While not all engineering organizations are the same, they usually have some variation of the two types of pathways in the software engineering world: the IC and the EM. But there is a third, lesser-known option.

Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 20, 2024

What Designers Actually Do — and the True Value of Design

Designers, your work is a major investment, not a sunk cost. Don’t lose sight of your worth.

Victoria Gegalow Victoria Gegalow
Updated on April 20, 2024

6 UX Design Principles to Boost Your Well-Being

What’s good for design is also good for your nervous system.

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Jeff Link Jeff Link
Updated on April 20, 2024

Great Design Mentors Will Ask This Important Question

Craft is important, but can you communicate your purpose as a designer?

John Jarosz John Jarosz
Updated on April 20, 2024

3 Ways to Be a More Effective Experience Designer

First of all, dig deep to discover the job to be done.

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Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 20, 2024

Hey Designers, Stop Using Users

Don’t forget the “human” in human-centered design.

Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 20, 2024

10 Ways Designers Can Improve Collaboration With Software Developers

Relationships between designers and developers can sometimes be fraught. Here’s how to work with, and not against, your devs.

Laura Pickel Laura Pickel
Updated on April 20, 2024

Design Thinking in Action: A User-Centered Approach

Design thinking has become a trendy topic in recent years, with books, workshops, and even entire college classes dedicated to training people in this particular approach to problem-solving. Why this interest in design thinking?

Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 20, 2024

Don’t Major in Design! Do This Instead.

If you want to be a designer, don’t be a design major. Here’s why.

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