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Making the
Experience
Product
Process
Goals
Metrics
The Experience
of Making
Enjoyment
Authenticity
Emotion
Community
Business Culture
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Culture
7. I’m not here to bust your chops
I’m not here to put circles in crops
I’m not about to use elaborate props
I’m here to drop a rhyme about design ops
A number one hit sweepin the nation
Optimization through design automation
Prototypes with real live data
APIs makin’ everything greater
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8. I’m not a hater
I’m just an allocator
Trend-line skater
Gantt chart creator
To the D to the O to the P to the S
I go to crits in a bullet-proof vest
I flip bits like a man possessed
But I never let design teams know I’m stressed
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9. I am the man with the annual plan
Got the headcount ask in the palm of my hand
Got the OpEx sittin on the edge of my desk
This ain’t no infinite jest, it’s just a funding request
Moon shots, big bets, I never fail it
You got a program? Yo, I’ll scale it
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10. I’m doin’ sanity checks
I’m bustin strategy decks
I’m pushin’ design specs
And cuttin’ vendor reqs
And when I’m up on stage I don’t need a band
Just a mic -- I’ll be hypin’ our employer brand
Got the candidates bumpin’ every day of the week
You know my pipeline’s a river and yours is a creek
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11. You know my keynote nuggets are so re-tweetable
All my components are so sticker sheetable
And while you’re laptop’s still rebooting
I’ll be out there participant recruiting
I’m top of the ops and you know I got proof
Tonight I’m drinkin’ beers with Dave Malouf
So come on over -- Google NYC
We’ll have a little chat about the D-O-P
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If we want to be great at
making the experience,
we need to feel great about
the experience of making.
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If we want to be great
making the experience,
we need to feel great about
the experience of making.
We need to have FUN!
28. I design for creators.
I design for makers.
I design for doers.
I design for teachers.
I design for thinkers.
I design for healers.
I design for guardians.
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Authenticity isn’t something
you can explain, it’s something
people have to feel.
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Authenticity isn’t something
you can explain, it’s something
people have to feel.
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I can’t teach you how to skate.
Only the pavement can teach
you how to skate.
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I can’t teach you how to skate.
Only the pavement can teach
you how to skate.
41. If you can’t feel pain
You can’t feel joy
If you can’t feel sorrow
You can’t feel delight
If you can’t feel fear
You can’t feel love
If you can’t feel love
How can you love your job?
If you can’t feel pain
You can’t feel joy
If you can’t feel sorrow
You can’t feel delight
If you can’t feel fear
You can’t feel love
If you can’t feel love
How can you love your job?
Creativity
Flexibility
Resilience
Generosity
Empathy
Intuition
Curiosity
Innovation
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43. Ask yourself…
When was the last time you held back from a
situation at work that involved difficult
emotions?
Visualize what you would do differently.
Own that.
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45. Start small and stay open.
Be compassionate… to yourself.
Almost nothing is SO MUCH BETTER
than nothing.
Trust your gut.
People matter the most.
Start small and stay open.
Be compassionate… to yourself.
Almost nothing is SO MUCH BETTER
than nothing.
Trust your gut.
People matter the most.
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Sometimes the best answer
is to ask more questions.
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Sometimes the best answer
is to ask more questions.
56. Are we having fun? Do we enjoy our work?
Are we being authentic? Do we have a sense of purpose?
Are we honoring our full selves and emotions?
Are we having fun? Do we enjoy our work?
Are we being authentic? Do we have a sense of purpose?
Are we honoring our full selves and emotions?