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Culture is not written. And it definitely isn't posted on a wall, website, or a Notion page. Culture, and all its essence, is discussed, co-created, and acted on in the real world.

Swarm has existed for over two years this season and it’s been an interesting journey for all of us, including me! I’ve always wanted to share thoughts on what ...

At our organization, we use ownership to lead without authority. Ownership solves major problems that revolve around the common dysfunctions of teams. It empowe...

My mom raised two of my brothers at 25. I became 25 today, but from my perception of cultural standards, I guess I don’t have any real “adult” obligations. I'm ...

I'm happy whenever people ping me about starting a career in UX. In the past week, a stranger asked me this question out of the blue. I thought I could just wri...

Doing product design well is hard because it takes an extraordinary amount of base skills, mindset, and conscious moves to even get to the starting line. 1. The...

Back in university, I co-founded the first chapter of User Experience Society (UX Society or UXSoc). Back then, it was just an org I made out of both frustratio...

Now that we're in a pandemic, I’ve noticed how a lot of students are either applying to or working on their design internships. I'm a big fan of internships bec...

Listening is underrated. But it's your superpower. Your gateway to great relationships, collaboration, love, growth, and mutual understanding. It leads to the c...

I regretted not working on an essay to reflect in 2018. I forgot almost all the things that happened already. So I'll make up for it for 2019. General theme is ...

A product designer’s job is to deeply understand customer problems and take on a multitude of roles that facilitate the creation of a solution. We often assign ...

I've been unfit for most of my life. I always believed that I could eat anything and steer clear of the consequences, especially because I was young. What could...

I thought I had nailed design thinking workshops down, despite facilitating them dozens of times. It turns out that I have much to learn. After facilitating a h...

When you think to yourself “I was born this way, I can never change,” or “others are just naturally better at this than I am,” then you’re setting yourself up f...

We use this presentation framework to influence major stakeholders around redesigns, product strategy, and important things like user research reports. The trut...

For the past year, I’ve been working on several fronts as an embedded designer in our Enterprise squad. At Kalibrr, “enterprise” refers to one of the market seg...

Context is king. How might we get more context? Context is the understanding of relationships between elements in one’s environment. That environment varies dep...

A no-nonsense guide to getting mentors When I was in my final year of being a student, I remember creating a Facebook post saying “You shouldn’t ask people to b...

Networking is the key to being an exceptional designer. Why do people shy away from networking? I know how you feel. It’s easy for anyone to have an unsavoury f...

Kanban is a process that helps product designers like us manage building products. It was originally developed by Toyota engineer Taiichi Ohno, an industrial en...

Coming from university or a UX career transition, you’ve spent time to perfect your portfolio and resume—what now? You scroll over job boards, take a look at op...

Over the last 3 years, I’ve worked as a UX design intern at 2 independent advertising agencies and a famous product company based in Australia. As a passionate ...

How do you know if DotA, LoL, or HoN is taking your life away from you? Disclaimer: First off, I’m not trying to stop you from playing. If you still wanna play,...