9 deadly practices for which you will be grateful

deadly practicesfor which you will be grateful9

Krzysztof Piwowar

Tipi UX, Gdynia 14.06.2016

shove your Ego up your…#1

#1 shove your Ego up your…Sooner you’ll learn, that your Ego is your worst enemy, the better.

The Ego is like a 20lbs stone attached to your leg when you’re struggling for survival in th water. It won’t kill you right away. Instead, it will slowly drown you untill you’ll run out of steam and give up.

Practice your

humility

#1

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#1 shove your Ego up your…

#1 shove your Ego up your…

Practice your

humility

#1

#1

Master theShu-Ha-Ri

#1

#1

Don’t act like an only existing expert

#1

#1

#1 shove your Ego up your…

Practice your

humility

#1

#1

Master theShu-Ha-Ri

#1

#1

make a risky dealwith the sponsor

#2

#2 make a risky deal with the sponsorAre you not on the front line? Are the decisions happening without your knowledge? It’s a time to put a gun to your head and start playing Russian roulette..

Deal with the sponsor has it pros and cons. For cons, you have the risk and accountability. For pros, there’s access to the data that you never had before and ability to influence decisions that were happening behind your back.

Learn the structure

and find key decision

makers

#2

#2

#2 make a risky deal with the sponsor

#2 make a risky deal with the sponsor

Learn the structure

and find key decision

makers

#2

#2

Build your trustand credibility

#2

#2

Take responsibilityfor a part of the project

#2

#2

#2 make a risky deal with the sponsor

Learn the structure

and find key decision

makers

#2

#2

Build your trustand credibility

#2

#2

become the dumbestperson in the team

#3

#3 become the dumbest person in the teamIf you don’t know how the dumbest person feels, try to understand the rules of quantum physics.

The average four-years-old child asks 437 questions* per day. Not because he’s an ignorant. The child asks questions to understand how & why sth. works, can it work differently. When was the last time when you’ve asked so many questions during one day?* Data comes from recent MUS studies (MUS - Made up s$$t)

Ask questions -

frequently

(make a routine from

it)

#3

#3

#3 become the dumbest person in the team

#3 become the dumbest person in the team

Ask questions -

frequently

(make a routine from

it)

#3

#3

Discard obviousness from your dictionary

#3

#3

Listen, listenand listen

#3

#3

#3 become the dumbest person in the team

Ask questions -

frequently

(make a routine from

it)

#3

#3

Discard obviousness from your dictionary

#3

#3

makea mistake

#4

#4 make a mistakeIf our parents didn’t make mistakes, proably most of us wouldn’t be here after all. Do you think they drew any conclusions?

One of the valuable gifts you can get from your company or what you can get yourself is the approval to make mistakes. There’s nothing worse than a fear of being wrong. It’s the deadliest diesis which we all suffer.

Get beyond your

comfort zone by

allowing yourself

to make mistakes

#4

#4

#4 make a mistake

#4 make a mistake

Get beyond your

comfort zone by

allowing yourself

to make mistakes

#4

#4

Draw constructive conclusions

(learn how to do it well)

#4

#4

Quickly pick oneself up(learn how to do it well)

#4

#4

#4 make a mistake

Get beyond your

comfort zone by

allowing yourself

to make mistakes

#4

#4

Draw constructive conclusions

(learn how to do it well)

#4

#4

copy & steal without hesitation

#5

#5 copy & steal without hesitationHow many times will people reinvent the wheel again? If you’re still trying to achieve that, it means that you haven’t learned anything.

If you think that you’ll start a revolution, you’re naive. Evolution was, is and always be the foundation of any progress. The evelution that was happening on the shoulders of sth. that already exists. Your job, as a designer, is to build a soulution that meets the goal. There’s no place for the extravagance just for doing sth. new.

Be realistic

#5

#5

#5 copy & steal without hesitation

Be realistic

#5

#5

Nie kopiuj na ślepo, kradnij z głową(znaj odpowiedź

na pytanie “dlaczego”)

#5

#5

#5 copy & steal without hesitation

Twórz nowe rzeczyz istniejących elementów(nie bój się to robić)

#5

#5

Be realistic

#5

#5

#5 copy & steal without hesitation

Nie kopiuj na ślepo, kradnij z głową(znaj odpowiedź

na pytanie “dlaczego”)

#5

#5

invite critics & swallowthe bitterness

#6

#6 invite critics & swallow the bitternessAre you scared of negative feedback? Do you feel how your ego is suffering? It’s a sign that you rarely ask for feedback.

There’s nothing better than constructive criticism from people with whom you’re working with on daily basis. Even if this criticism is pretty harsh. Thanks to that your skills will be better, your work will be better and your weakness vanishes.

Fight for the

feedback

#6

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#6 invite critics & swallow the bitterness

Fight for the

feedback

#6

#6

Accept criticism(learn how to do it)

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#6 invite critics & swallow the bitterness

Showunfinished things

#6

#6

Fight for the

feedback

#6

#6

Accept criticism(learn how to do it

well)

#6

#6

#6 invite critics & swallow the bitterness

discard your 1st, 2nd & 3rd

idea#7

#7 discard your 1st, 2nd & 3rd ideaSo you think that your first idea is ideal. Go and compare it with the 4th version. Then we can talk.

The temptation to follow your first concept can be as huge, as the need of visiting the bathroom in the morning. Fight with that. Iteration is the foundation of a good solution. When you go for the first solution, you’re chooding the easiest path, and you’re aiming for the average.

#7 discard your 1st, 2nd & 3rd idea

Don’t be attached

to ideas

(esp. your own

ideas)

#7

#7

Iterate, iterate, iterate(on every stage of your work)

#7

#7

Don’t be attached

to ideas

(esp. your own

ideas)

#7

#7

#7 discard your 1st, 2nd & 3rd idea

get yourself dirty & sweaty

#8

#8 get yourself dirty & sweatyIf your hands are clean as surgeon’s hands before the surgical procedure and your forehead is dry as the Sahara dessert, when you present your work, you didn’t do your homework at all.

Awesome solutions are born in dirt & sweat. Their designers were exploring places that others avoided for years. Do you know what sweat the details mean? If not, you’ve homework to do.

Make a solid

research

#8

#8

#8 get yourself dirty & sweaty

#8 get yourself dirty & sweaty

Make a solid

research

#8

#8

Don’t ignore the details

#8

#8

Don’t be sorry fora work that wasn’t needed at the end

#8

#8

#8 get yourself dirty & sweaty

Make a solid

research

#8

#8

Don’t ignore the details

#8

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send people awayempty-handed

#9

#9 send people away empty-handedDo you know the word called balance? If it doesn’t exist in your dictionary, you’ll burn out earlier than you think.

You can’t help everyone and always. Everyting should have its time and place. When you reject to help somebody, it doesn’t mean anything bad. It’s just an evidence of your assertiveness and realistic apporach to your time, capabilities and things that need to be done. If someone doesn’t understand it, it’s his problem.

Practice saying NO

(learn how to do it

well)

#9

#9

#9 send people away empty-handed

#9 send people away empty-handed

Practice saying NO

(learn how to do it

well)

#9

#9

Value your time

#9

#9

Take care of the balance with your personal life

#9

#9

#9 send people away empty-handed

Practice saying NO

(learn how to do it

well)

#9

#9

Value your time

#9

#9

#1 shove your Ego up your…#2 make a risky deal with the sponsor#3 become the dumbest person in the team#4 make a mistake#5 copy & steal withouth hesitation

Your survival guide

#6 invite critics & swallow the bitterness#7 discard your 1st, 2nd & 3rd idea#8 get yourself dirty & sweaty#9 send people away empty-handed

Your survival guide

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