Protagoniste—Beyond UX

Welcome to Issue 19 of the Protagoniste Resource Roundup. Every week you'll find a couple of resources related to the 4 Ms of design leadership mastery: Method (design thinking and making), Mindset (growth mindset, commitment, reliability, collaboration, and inclusion) Money (understand how money moves to embrace its power at work and in life) Meaning (storytelling, personal branding, diversity of perspectives) / Meaning “Given what we know about human flourishing — that it's fundamentally relational, and that technology can be an enabler or inhibitor of relationships — how do we have a conversation about how tech could be designed and deployed to facilitate the relational context for flourishing?” Check out?this insightful article?that ties into some of the conversations we're having in P+ about building the tech that humans need (Joy Lau ? ; ) versus trying to humanise the tech we decided to build. https://lnkd.in/gg84CFxX / Mindset The artificial separation we've created between natural and human #ecosystems robs us of many foundational elements of our essence as humans. This includes being obsessed with “differentiating ourselves in the market” so we can “dominate”. There's only one of you. Your ability to bring those gifts to collective work is what makes you intrinsically valuable. Here's?some inspiration?to embrace collaboration and interconnectedness to make an impact. “We need to see ourselves as "interbeings" rather than competitors fighting for scarce resources. We need to design #creative ecosystems that mirror nature's complexity, measuring wealth in variety rather than volume, and participating in rather than dominating our cultural habitats.” https://lnkd.in/gq-Ep2yC What's inspiring you these days? Let us know in the comments. #keepgoing

Welcome to Issue 18 of the Protagoniste Resource Roundup. Every week you'll find a couple of resources related to the 4 Ms of design leadership mastery: Method (design thinking and making), Mindset (growth mindset, commitment, reliability, collaboration, and inclusion) Money (understand how money moves to embrace its power at work and in life) Meaning (storytelling, personal branding, diversity of perspectives) Thinking skills, communication, and lifelong learning are listed as the most in-demand skills in the age of AI. What does this mean for us as #designers? It turns out, these are skills we apply every day in our work. / Method 4 types of thinking and when to apply them https://lnkd.in/gdHC2NBd / Method Is Human-Centered Design (HCD) still relevant when AI claims to be able to do all that research and testing for us? https://lnkd.in/gNY6KY6T

The festivities are about to begin. 5 weeks of our inaugural in person #businessdesign program for #entrepreneurial designers. Big thanks to our friends and partners at Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area for hosting us ??

Welcome to Issue 17 of the Protagoniste Resource Roundup. Every week you'll find a couple of resources related to the 4 Ms of design leadership mastery: Method (design thinking and making), Mindset (growth mindset, commitment, reliability, collaboration, and inclusion) Money (understand how money moves to embrace its power at work and in life) Meaning (storytelling, personal branding, diversity of perspectives) None of us can escape #AI and the relentless hype surrounding its use for increased efficiency—including in so-called human-centered design. The accelerating trend of product-led growth and business-first approach to design is steering us away from, instead of towards, a greater understanding of the humans whose lives we claim to want to improve. Design #research has often been relegated to a nice-to-have-if-you-can-afford-it status. Yet, the complexity of the issues we are tackling as a society, their interconnectedness with other issues, and the number of stakeholders involved, requires allowing for nuance and outliers, as well as a willingness to engage with the messiness that makes us human. This doesn't mean avoiding AI altogether. It simply means evaluating its fitness for purpose at any given time. The Case Against AI-generated users (IDEO) https://lnkd.in/gjfFPcHd Artificial Intelligence Glossary (NN Group) https://lnkd.in/gNmR3xu4

Welcome to issue 16 of the Protagoniste Resource Roundup. Every week you'll find a couple of resources related to the 4 Ms of design leadership: Method / Mindset / Money / Meaning / Method Lovable x Figma! Wow, you can now import your Figma designs into?Builder.io?and then create full-stack apps without code in Lovable. ?? / Mindset How to get better at?changing your mind?(so you can come up with better ideas!) (Links in comments) Any resources to share??

Welcome to Issue 15 of the Protagoniste Resource Roundup. Every week you'll find a couple of resources related to the 4 Ms of design leadership: Method / Mindset / Money / Meaning / Method Too often design-led research runs the risk of being either cursory or extractive. When we research communities we don't belong to, it's key to find ways to involve them or, better yet,?have them lead. https://lnkd.in/g4m94aSz / Method This second resource extends this reflection to?the lies we tell ourselves?about how close we are to the people we claim to be designing for. We all have the best intentions. Ensuring those intentions translate into improving the lives of our users will make it all even better. https://lnkd.in/gDTwTVrt Let us know what you think of these. Understanding our own positionality is key to becoming a design leader and a changemaker.

Welcome to Issue 14 of the Protagoniste Resource Roundup. Every week you'll find a couple of resources related to the 4 Ms of design leadership: Method / Mindset / Money / Meaning / Mindset For those seeking your next role in a #tech company, here's a great write-up on what might help you stand out starting out as an individual contributor. Junior to staff at Meta in 3 years: https://lnkd.in/gD28Ckga / Method Love this?helpful article?deep-diving into the #UX of Lego interface panels to establish key principles. https://lnkd.in/gpneAq4y Any helpful resources to share? Tell us below.

Are you working in a bubble? When we're head down in our work, we sometimes forget that being a designer requires us to be (more than) human-centered. ?? Being aware of the context of our work. ?? Seeking diverse experiences and voices. ?? Varying the sources we get knowledge and information from. ?? Trying different learning modalities (audio, reading, teaching, writing, discussion, etc.) ?? Exposing ourselves to opposing or differing views. ?? Listening and reflecting without refuting. ?? Synthesising, analysing, and connecting what we are discovering. ?? Spending time in nature / in the city / in the in-betweens. All of these are practices that improve both our soft and hard skills. — What do you do to broaden your horizons?

Welcome to Issue 13 of the Protagoniste Resource Roundup. Every week you'll find a couple of resources related to the 4 Ms of design leadership: Method / Mindset / Money / Meaning / Method 5 challenges you might run up against with #datadriven #design decisions—insights from Julie Zhuo https://lnkd.in/gVQUNhYY / Method Emerging?trend predictions for 2025 https://lnkd.in/dhiNCfkm Curious what you think of these trends from what you're seeing in your work and your part of the world? Tell us below

Friday Feature: Chop Value We love this example of #circular economy goodness. ChopValue reuses discarded chopsticks to create a highly durable material for use in a variety of products—from stairs, to furniture, to cutting boards. And a fine example of masterful #storytelling. https://lnkd.in/eWiZSrnk Which company using design to solve a pressing problem inspires you?