Designer, Facilitator, Evangelist@Miro, Founder@Siriforce, Bringing unlikely people together to build products.
San Francisco
Joined June 2007
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Dissenting opinions are actually a healthy indicator that you are avoiding groupthink! fastcompany.com/90790979/lea…
Over time, we became highly proficient at getting the work done on our hybrid/remote team, especially with tools like @MiroHQ. So we spent our limited in-person time to work on trust and relationships.
Talent is evenly distributed around the world, jobs are not.
^ I am confident this statement will be obsolete within a generation. #bridgethegap
Via @profgalloway - "If you’re economically a bit secure, if you live in a free country that affords you some protection to do what you want, there is a bit of crazy in you that you should pay attention to. Like, what would you do if you weren’t afraid -
Many UX conferences are going fully remote this year. My one hard-learned speaker tip is to stand while talking - you will project more energy, and it feels more natural. If you don't have a standing desk, pile books up underneath your laptop to get the camera angle right.
If this reaches anyone in twitterverse interested in a chief of staff position to the coolest CEO I've ever known (and is excited about supporting 10,000 refugee entrepreneurs) - apply below. DM me if you have questions about the org, I am on their board!
Hiring: Do you have the ability to get things done, strategic mindset, emotional intelligence, trustworthiness and humility, respect and openness? You could be the best fit for @africalead . Apply for the Chief of Staff position here: africanentrepreneurcollectiv…
If there are any agile scrum masters who work within a distributed company, this (virtual) conference is for you!
How do you build a strong #UX #culture in #distributed #teams? Shipra Kayan @skayan brings the best design tools to her #RemoteForever Summit seminar next Thursday, Nov 21th. Reserve your spot: remoteforeversummit.com
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New to managing a distributed design team? Join the conversation about building high-performance remote design teams at the design leadership summit in Toronto next week: designleadership.io/old-sche…
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Want to learn more about remote collaboration? Come hear perspectives from top companies and check out the Upwork office! bit.ly/2BAW1n9
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Hi Network
I am looking for a few freelance UX folks to introduce to a few different startups (for friends):
1. UX Designer / Researcher who has experience working on physical devices
2. Visual / Interaction designer with experience designing for co…lnkd.in/g5wueUc
@Upwork @freelancersu #FreelancingInAmerica Skills are valued over degrees. Lifestyle is valued over earnings (although, the freelancers I know also earn more per hour than they would as employees). This is the world I want my daughter to grow up in. bit.ly/2OlSIUu
@startuppregnant - Wanted to submit my article to be included in your publication: medium.com/@shiprakayan/half…
"Get dressed for the day" - How to Work From Home via @Kenneth_Rosen @nytimes #workfromhome #futureofwork bit.ly/2y3Y2If
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When we were a growing company, this is how I made a research team of one work @skasriel @LinkedIn bit.ly/2xRnRIr
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Flexible teams are making their way into larger companies too #Upwork @erikafry @FortuneMagazine #futureofwork bit.ly/2eHE8ek
Do your remote team members tend to get sidelined in strategic design conversations? medium.com/design-without-li…
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I just published “Halfway there — what people don’t tell you about being pregnant…” medium.com/p/halfway-there-w…
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Diversity is not about going beyond "white males" - for me it's going beyond CMU grads and the valley when I hire UX bit.ly/2vzsoNR
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