As digital teams grow and projects become more complex, designers are being valued by collaboration and team enablement rather than only individual tasks.

Real collaboration requires a set of rules, not a set of roles.

Pushing for more user research could be framed as growing curiosity across the team to learn more about the users and the product space.

Polishing an interaction or animation could be done in collaboration with developers and be framed as a desire to deliver high-quality experiences.

Feedback could go beyond “leaving comments on the doc”, and happen in both structured and unstructured ways.

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by Caio Braga · Designer @ SurveyMonkey
in Design as a team sport

by Caio Braga · Designer @ SurveyMonkey

in Design as a team sport

Designers need to be flexible. We not only have to flex our process to accommodate different team configurations, but also adapt our workflow as the project unfolds.

by Fabricio Teixeira · Founder of UX Collective
in 5 Principles for Better Designer-Developer Collaborationby Fabricio Teixeira · Founder of UX Collectivein 5 Principles for Better Designer-Developer Collaboration

Sometimes we spend so much time crafting the details of our designs that we forget to step back from our tools and think about our work more strategically.

by Fabricio Teixeira · Founder of UX Collective
in The importance of zooming out in the design processby Fabricio Teixeira · Founder of UX Collectivein The importance of zooming out in the design process

Great designers help teams and stakeholders make better decisions by using questions to identify opportunities, reveal underlying needs, and understand user context.

by Jorge Juan Perales · Designer Based on Madrid Spain
in Great Questions Lead to Great Design – A Guide to the Design Thinking Processby Jorge Juan Perales · Designer Based on Madrid Spainin Great Questions Lead to Great Design – A Guide to the Design Thinking Process

Giving critique is a skill – it begins with the right intentions and takes practice to get right.

by Matthew Ström · Designer @ Bitly
in A brief guide to design feedbackby Matthew Ström · Designer @ Bitlyin A brief guide to design feedback

Propose a design sprint when there’s a big new opportunity your company is considering.

by Will Tsu · Product Design @ Gusto
in How to use design sprints to push your company roadmapby Will Tsu · Product Design @ Gustoin How to use design sprints to push your company roadmap

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