This week we look at coaching versus mentoring, testing multiple hypotheses, accessible design systems and more.
Enabling the Team
What Stops People on Your Team from Leaving? by Sabina Nawaz
A lot of news focuses on the people leaving but Sabina focuses on what makes people stay: bosses who listen, connections at work, mastery and removing barriers.
Coaching vs. Mentoring by Marty Cagan
When you mentor if people don't listen to your advice that's fine. But when you're coaching and they don't then that is on you.
Product Vision
The Multiple Hypothesis Testing Problem by Bhavik Patel
If you torture your data enough it will tell you anything. Bhavik clearly explains the dangers of searching for too many variables in an experiment.
Role Products vs. Value Products by Ryan Frederik
Understand the difference between role products, which you need to use in your job, and value products, which you want to use.
Continuous Research
Democratising research comes with many challenges. In this article, Jake addresses challenges he has encountered and how you can address them.
Moving Fast And Building Smart: The Value Of Quick Customer Feedback by Alissa Tyrangiel
Interviews and surveys take time for customers. Instead, choose a feedback channel that is convenient and choose the right moment to ask for feedback.
Ideate & Design
Make Your Design System Accessible — Part 1: Color by Lukas Oppermann
Using examples Lukas shares takes a detailed dive into colour accessibility and the problems that people face.
Make Your Design System Accessible — part 2: Icons by Lukas Oppermann
In part two, Lukas dives into the work of iconography covering size, shape, thickness, active states and more.
Architect & Build
Choosing an Analytics Tool. Metabase Vs Superset Vs Redash by Stefan Mihaylov
Follow the team at Vortexa as they embarked on a journey to find a new analytics tool. Learn what to consider when choosing your next analytics tool.
The Importance of Proper Serverless API Design by Allen Helton
A great example of triaging and uncovering the root cause of a bug (hint: it was in the API design)
Platforms allow companies to scale beyond their own teams to take advantage of the ingenuity and skills of the wider community. But platforms come with unique design challenges. Join Amy at UXDX USA in May to learn how they are solving this problem.
Conferences
UXDX USA | 29-31 March
UXDX APAC | 22-24 June
UXDX EMEA | 12-14 Oct
Community Events
UXDX Community Europe East | 21 Apr
UXDX Community Nordics | 28 Apr
UXDX USA | 29-31 March
UXDX APAC | 22-24 June
UXDX EMEA | 12-14 Oct
Community Events
UXDX Community Europe East | 21 Apr
UXDX Community Nordics | 28 Apr
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