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Building a user research participant pool from scratch

Transforming a 300+ person department to invest in UX research

Jan 24, 2023

Building a user research participant pool from scratch

Jan 24, 2023

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UX Collective

Designers, the curse of the Mockup Monkey is spreading. Are you ready?

How to own the UX for your product before it owns you.

Sep 29, 2022

Designer standing with the mockup monkey and the Mantled Wireframe Guerza

Sep 29, 2022

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UX Collective

Not on the same page? How the concept of “thought levels” can improve collaboration

Poor collaboration is all around us. Change how you communicate to get to mutual understanding faster.

Aug 17, 2022

A lego wizard with an image of thought bubbles shifting from high-level to low-level thoughts

Aug 17, 2022

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UX Collective

Common mistakes in design thinking — Empathy

Getting to know your users should be easy, yet many of us slip up along the way. Why?

Apr 7, 2022

The design thinking process in stages.

Apr 7, 2022

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UX Collective

Stop: Don’t blow up the product!

Tactics to avoid one of the biggest pitfalls in product design.

Jul 30, 2021

Person lighting dynamite

Jul 30, 2021

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Bootcamp

My 10 design reflections from 2020

Quick lessons from a senior product designer who re-entered the job market and moved across the country during a pandemic.

Jan 4, 2021

My 10 design reflections from 2020

Jan 4, 2021

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UX Collective

The designer power struggle — how to get involved in strategic product decisions

If you’re a designer, it’s not hard to find evidence and support that backs up the importance of getting you involved during the early…

Jun 23, 2020

A man moves the king piece on a chess board

Jun 23, 2020

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UX Collective

Should you become a design manager? 4 key myths you must know to make the right decision

It’s not the right move for everyone… but it could also be the launchpad you need to grow your influence.

Feb 1, 2020

Hippogriff — a legendary creature, supposedly the offspring of a Griffin and a mare.

Feb 1, 2020

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UX Collective

4 principles every designer can adopt to grow their company’s design culture

Derek, a new designer, was working with a small multi-disciplinary team tasked with improving the company’s flagship product — a learning…

Mar 11, 2019

4 principles every designer can adopt to grow their company’s design culture

Mar 11, 2019

Chris Pokrzywa

Chris Pokrzywa

I tell stories that untangle the complexity of building great products. Currently designing new product experiences for Microsoft Teams. My thoughts are my own.

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