A great excerpt from the book “Designing for Emerging Technologies” and the need for designers to tinker and learn. Designers will need to understand the implications of science and technology…
Storytelling for Healthcare
Xin Xin, one of the Senior Product Designers on my team at One Medical wrote a piece about the importance of Storytelling for Healthcare. I highly recommend this read. If you’ve…
I’ll be speaking at SwiftConf
I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at SwiftConf this September! This will be my first time in Germany and I’m so thrilled to visit. I will be speaking about infusing…
The vastness of curiosity
I have been thinking deeply about this quote from the author of one of my favorite books, The Little Prince. “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up…
The importance of peer mentors
One of the most effective way to grow and progress in your career is by finding mentors that will provide guidance along the way. Seeking advice from people who find…
Don’t build The Homer
Much of my time these days is focusing on working with product designers of various skills either at my current work or externally. Coaching and mentoring other designers has become…
Assembling your personal board of directors
It is quite common for a company to have a board of directors who act as representatives to stock holders.I have written a lot about the importance of mentorship and…
Seattle Xcoders Talks
Deemed by my colleague at Black Pixel and Xcoders organizer Paul Goracke, Xcoders this month was Watch-a-palooza! I had the pleasure of collaborating with Curt Clifton from The Omni Group on talks about…
My Guiding Principles for 2015
In the past few years I have abandoned goals/resolutions in favor of themes or guiding principles for the new year. The reason is because sometimes goals set in the past…
Hanging out with Amanda in New York