by Rebecca | Jun 17, 2015 | Influencing Your Organization
A developer friend of mine told me a story once. He was approached by his product manager who asked him, “Why won’t you build what I want you to build?” I suppose we could give the PM credit for being direct, although we’ll see later that he’s not being as direct as...
by Rebecca | Jun 11, 2015 | Higher Calling
When you chose to become a designer, you answered a special and sacred calling somewhere within. Some might get distracted by the fact that you play with bright colors, grey boxes, fonts, or even actual crayons. But deep down, we have all heard the same call: the...
by Rebecca | May 22, 2015 | UX Skills
So I just wrote a lot about the perks of being a unicorn. There’s a little nuance I’d like to add to the discussion, however. The widespread adoption of the term ‘unicorn’ is a little ironic, in that the slang originated around unrealistic job...