Trained academically as a computer science student, I was used to/still sometimes evaluate feasibility too early. When a solution appears, my mind starts asking “is this feasible” very quickly. That’s the downside of having an engineering mindset: you may run “feasibility evaluations” for your design solutions your head too early, rather than putting all the solution options onto the table, and waiting for your engineering partners’ expertise. This resulted in eliminating certain solutions prematurely. When you care about “what is feasible” too much too early, you stop going an extra mile to add a level of star experience for your users.
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Book Notes: The Laws of Simplicity
Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful. — John Maeda
Design Our Futures
I love the quote from James Dator: “any useful statement about the future should at first appear to be ridiculous”.
Continue readingProduct Thinking Mentality
Yet another great fruitful mentor night at CascadeSF, one of my favorite meetups in San Francisco. I love insights from my mentor Kal Michael on product thinking.
Continue readingGift-giving Experience Design
A crash course in design thinking – wonderful lessons learned.
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