As designers, our intuition and judgement take a big part when it comes to evaluating our own design ideas.
Sometimes, I kill ideas when they’re still in my head.
The problem with that is several fold.
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How I Overcame Fear When Speaking in Groups (In Chinese)
A write-up (in Chinese) on how I overcame my fear when speaking in front of a group.
在美国工作的最初几年，总感到自己在唇枪舌战的集体会议上无话可说。身边的同事基本都非常擅于表达自己的意见，管他对的错的，说出来再说。科技公司们也很鼓励这种氛围。我从小到大一直挺内向的，表达自己观点的机会不多，也不太习惯在众人面前表达，不太适应大家都积极发言的环境。可是，总不能总做个默默的观众吧？在美国的公司里，如果不能抓住时机表达自己的观点，那么我就会逐渐地被忽略了。我为这件事焦虑了很久，最终还是觉得不行动不行。
Continue readingConversations Before Group Design Review Meetings
As a user experience designer, aside from being a advocate for user needs and business objectives, should be a good communicator among different teams, especially if you want team onboard with your design decisions.
Continue readingTake A Pause, Then Give Your Opinion
When someone asks you to evaluate an opinion she has, or an item she made, it’s very tempting to bla out your ideas, but it’s very important not to do so.
Continue readingTwo Fun Parts of A Problem-Solving Conversation
There are two fun parts in a conversation with problem-solving topics: problem discovery and solution discovery.
Continue readingLesson Learned: Close the Loop in Communication
Bad feelings were lingering: how did this all happen? I normally pay much attention in closing loops, how did I miss all these?
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