“The role of a conductor is to enable musicians to be more emotionally expressive, and guide an overall experience” Allegra Martin, PhD Director of College Choirs, College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA, US
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SC HWADE S I g N
MAKE BETTER WORK. MAKE WORK BETTER. @jhsilverman
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TIMES OF DISCORD
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Laurie Voss @seldo
The older I get, the more every problem in tech seems to be a matter of getting humans to work together effectively, and not tech itself. 22 Aug 2017
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BRAND
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PRODUCT
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Communication designer User experience designer VP design Marketing specialist Production designer II Associate creative director Experience architect
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Aine Zhou @ZhouAine
There are so many disjointed job titles stacked on top of each other. Experience designer. Product Designer. Designer. Art Director. What do they mean? What are the qualities? It seems like the industry is looking for a flying dolphin to do them ALL. 5 Mar 2019
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OPERATIONS MARKETING PRODUCT IV BRAND
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Parker Henderson @ParkerHendo
Product, Engineering, and Design should start on a project at the same time. I WILL die on this hill. 20 Aug 2019
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SOCIETAL CONTEXT
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“ People now make their own brands – not for a profit, or shareholder value – but for a mission or movement. This shifts power and control to the individual.” Debbie Millman, @debbiemillman Chair, Masters in Branding Program, School of Visual Arts Founder, Design Matters New York, NY, USA
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EVOLUTION STARTS WITH… YOU
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1 LOVE THYSELF
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2 SHARE HOW YOU WORK BEST
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3 BE A MULTIPLIER
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4 CULTIVATE A GROWTH MINDSET
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5 ELEVATE FEEDBACK & CRITIQUE
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“ Design thinking [without critique] is bullshit.” Natasha Jen Partner, Pentagram New York, NY, USA
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Requesting
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Providing
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Integrating
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6 MAKE YOUR PROCESS VISIBLE
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7 BUILD DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE TEAMS
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“ Diversity and design share the purpose of creating for someone else. If you’re creating for only one user, you’re not affecting as much change as you could.” Candi Castleberry Singleton, @candi VP of Diversity Partnership Strategy, Twitter San Francisco, CA, USA
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LET’S DO THIS
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“The performance of a piece of music is not the goal, it’s a vehicle for the audience. Inspiration is the goal.” Edwin Outwater Conductor Chicago, IL, US
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