The business knows best? Advocating for your users when the business wants to get the job done
Venessa shows you how to advocate for users in a business setting with a lack of user testing. Covering how to: understand your users, gather metrics, connect data to business goals, and compare/present the data to advocate for design changes.
Nessa’s knowledge bombs #8 Stay Relevant
Venessa discusses the importance of staying relevant in an ever-evolving design industry
Nessa’s knowledge bombs #7 show your design process in your case studies
Venessa emphasises the importance of showing your design process in case studies. Documenting each step, from sketches to final outcomes, helps to show hiring managers how you think.
The pitfalls of inclusive hiring when you need to look at portfolios
Diverse design teams enhance creativity, product quality, and profitability. To achieve this, hiring managers should use inclusive job postings, standardised evaluations, and collaborative assessments. The focus should be on "culture add" rather than "culture fit," aiming to build teams that reflect the diversity of product users and bring varied perspectives to the design process.
Joining a legal-tech: 3 things I have learned in 3 months.
Discover the top three things I've learned in three months since joining a legal-tech company.
Cheeky Chats with Penny de Valk
I spoke with Penny de Valk last year, and we discussed her tendency to step outside of her comfort zone and how her tribe empowers her.
What I’ve learnt from public speaking
This year I ventured into the realm of public speaking. It was a big challenge for me, but it was something that I wanted to master. Here are my learnings after a year of speaking.
Cheeky Chats with Louis Badcock
I sat down with Louis Badcock as he was leaving Cazoo and about to join Runa. We discussed some of his learnings during his time at Cazoo and our thoughts on AI and the future of design.
How to deal with difficult feedback
Receiving negative feedback is not easy - here are my tips on how to deal with negative feedback.
My learnings from 2022
I believe you can learn from every situation you go through. Here are my top learnings from 2022.
Finding your feet in a large company
Starting a new job can be hard especially joining a large company here are some tips as to how you can be more than just another employee and make a difference.