Lily Dart (Part 1) — Problems in design orgs and hiring designers

02/13/23 • 26 min

This is the first half of an interview with Design Director and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion champion Lily Dart. It was a long episode that we've split in two as we cover two important topics that warrant their own show.
In this one we talk about some of the problems we face in our design organisations, in particular the hiring process.
Useful links:
LilyDart.com
Lily on Twitter

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Useful links:
The secret lie of agile tweet (check the whole thread!)
Designers think it's their job to come up with the best idea tweet
The ChatGPT tweet where Andy asks how to judge quality of design candidates
Andy Budd on Twitter
AndyBudd.com
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Lily Dart (Part 2) — Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)

This is the second half of an interview with Design Director and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion champion Lily Dart. It was a long episode that we've split in two as we cover two important topics that warrant their own show.
In this one we talk about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) and we discuss her involvement with a fantastic initiative, Innovate Her UK.
Useful links:
LilyDart.com
Lily on Twitter
InnovateHerUK on Twitter
InnoveHerUK.co.uk