Dan Brown - Essential Mindsets for Being an Effective Designer
10/11/21 • 73 min
Dan Brown dives into the world of creative and collaborative mindsets, the importance of self-reflection in UX, and why we shouldn’t be too rigid in our design process.
Highlights include:
Which battles need to be fought in design and which don’t?
- Why do we need to develop better Information Architecture skills?
- Do we rely too much on established design processes?
- What does it mean to be assertive in a positive way?
- Can you admit that you don’t know and still be seen as an expert?
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Who is Dan Brown?
Dan is the Co-Founder and Principal of EightShapes, a user experience consultancy based in the Washington DC area, whose clients have included large enterprises like Capital One, 3M, and Sprint, as well as tech giants such as Google, eBay and Cisco.
Dan is the creator of “Surviving Design Projects”, a game that helps teams to improve their conflict management skills, as well as the incredibly useful “Information Architecture Lenses”, a deck of cards that helps designers to interrogate their IA in different ways.
He is also the author of three books (1) Communicating Design (2) Designing Together, and (3) Practical Design Discovery, all of which are widely considered to be essential reading for UX designers looking to communicate, collaborate and practice design more effectively.
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Find Dan here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmbrown/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brownorama/
Website: https://eightshapes.com/
Medium: https://medium.com/@brownorama
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Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanjarvis/
Dan Brown dives into the world of creative and collaborative mindsets, the importance of self-reflection in UX, and why we shouldn’t be too rigid in our design process.
Highlights include:
Which battles need to be fought in design and which don’t?
- Why do we need to develop better Information Architecture skills?
- Do we rely too much on established design processes?
- What does it mean to be assertive in a positive way?
- Can you admit that you don’t know and still be seen as an expert?
======
Who is Dan Brown?
Dan is the Co-Founder and Principal of EightShapes, a user experience consultancy based in the Washington DC area, whose clients have included large enterprises like Capital One, 3M, and Sprint, as well as tech giants such as Google, eBay and Cisco.
Dan is the creator of “Surviving Design Projects”, a game that helps teams to improve their conflict management skills, as well as the incredibly useful “Information Architecture Lenses”, a deck of cards that helps designers to interrogate their IA in different ways.
He is also the author of three books (1) Communicating Design (2) Designing Together, and (3) Practical Design Discovery, all of which are widely considered to be essential reading for UX designers looking to communicate, collaborate and practice design more effectively.
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Find Dan here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmbrown/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brownorama/
Website: https://eightshapes.com/
Medium: https://medium.com/@brownorama
======
Liked what you heard and want to hear more? Subscribe and support the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen).
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Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanjarvis/
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Jon Deragon - Leading UX Design in Vibrant South East Asia
Jon Deragon shares with us his UX design leadership journey in South East Asia, how to engage more effectively with stakeholders, and why we mustn’t let life pass us by.
Highlights include:
How are UX designers like music composers and ER doctors?
- What is it like being a Westerner living and working in Vietnam?
- How do you get past “no” from other stakeholders?
- What characterises a product that is alive versus one that is dead?
- How do you get past your ego when things aren’t going well?
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Who is Jon Deragon?
Jon is the Head of Design at FPT Software in Ho Chi Minh City, one of Vietnam’s largest IT services companies, with over 20,000 employees.
When Jon joined FPT in May 2020, the business was heavily engineering focused and design was only practiced informally. Now, after what must have been a wild ride, he leads a practice of over 50 talented designers.
Before joining FPT Software, Jon held several Head, and Director level UX positions at a number of top Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Australian companies.
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Find Jon here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonderagon/
Website: https://jonderagon.com/
CafeScene: https://cafescene.com/
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Liked what you heard and want to hear more? Subscribe and support the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen).
Follow us on our other social channels for more great Brave UX content!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/
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Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanjarvis/
Next Episode
Jane Austin - From Designer to Executive Design Leader
Jane Austin speaks openly about the twists and turns of her journey from designer to executive-level design leader, and reminds us that it’s okay to be both vulnerable and assertive.
Highlights include:
How do you help people to be more comfortable with being wrong?
- Why is it important to find your voice as a design leader?
- How does “strong opinions loosely held” work in practice?
- Why is it so important to do qualitative UX research?
- How are you helping other women to succeed in the business world?
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Who is Jane Austin?
Jane is the Chief Experience Officer at Digitas UK, where she’s been charged with creating best-in-class connected experiences for the agency’s clients.
Before Digitas, Jane was the Chief Design Officer for Flo Health, the company behind one of the world’s most popular apps for helping women to take control of menstruation.
From late 2018 to late 2020, Jane was the Director of Product Design at Babylon Health, where she led a global team of 100 talented designers, researchers, content specialists, product and operations people.
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Find Jane here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msjaneaustin/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/msjaneaustin
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Liked what you heard and want to hear more? Subscribe and support the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen).
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/
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Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanjarvis/
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