Projector Global Community

Long time no see... But here we go again Check our upcoming events https://lnkd.in/e4iJgAnt

Recently we initiated a tiny shift of our Projector Community focus. And now we'll be doing more events about AI skills. I personally believe that AI skills is a must for creative and tech professionals. We can love it or not, but we'll look much more valuable as professionals if we'll know how to handle our work with automation, optimisation, transformation and other 'tion-s with AI tools and skills. But sometimes we need buddies who can help us with questions like: how to optimise the credits usage? Or: how to build the right architecture for my algorithm solution with Zapier? Or: who would like to build [...] solution together? Or: what is going on?! That's why we launch Projector Community Discord server. It's a comfortable space where you may grow your AI skills in a group of same friends. - fresh news about new skills and tools; - global audience with different level of expertise; - comfortable atmosphere without judgement and strict rules; - free to join and use. If you feel that you would like to be a part of it, then use this link https://lnkd.in/dhWvC9JG ...and it's fine if you never used Discord before. We'll manage it somehow. Together

We've launched our website. So now you may use it for: - searching for the calendar link if you lost it; - applying as an ambassador if you decided so; - requesting the partnership with our Community. Here we go https://lnkd.in/dQFa7Res

Recently our ambassadors in Paris Yuliia Helun, Karina Zalavska and Kate Mas in collaboration with The AI Collective (Solomiya Zahray) hosted a panel discussion with Vaska Vlahova, Florian Herlicq and Justine Potin about The Evolution of Product & Design with AI. Here are the main vocalised thoughts. 1. The barrier to build is basically gone Designers touch code. Sales builds dashboards. Finance ships internal tools. AI didn’t just speed things up — it removed the “you can’t do this” layer. 2. Speed is no longer the advantage Everyone can ship fast now. The real edge moved to judgment — what to build, what not to build, and why. 3. “Good enough” became the new baseline AI gives you average instantly. That’s the floor. So the question changed: → do you go fast and rough → or slow and exceptional Both are now possible. Choosing matters more than execution. 4. The design process isn’t dead — but it’s lighter Less rigid steps. More real prototypes early. Teams test in production быстрее, instead of polishing in isolation. But: If you skip thinking → you just ship noise faster. 5. Ownership is getting blurry PMs design. Designers prototype. Everyone builds. Sounds efficient — but creates a new risk: → chaos without shared standards → or ego-driven decisions instead of team judgment Strong teams rely more on trust + clarity, not roles. 6. The real risk: building for the tool, not the user When everything is possible, it’s tempting to ship just because you can. But users don’t care about your features. They care if their problem is solved. 7. New skill curve is brutal You don’t need to code everything. But you must understand what’s happening under the hood. If you can’t explain your decisions → you lose trust fast.

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We would like to know better how creative and tech professionals currently use AI tools in their workflow. Please help us with this by filling the form (less than 5 minutes) and sharing it with your colleagues. https://lnkd.in/dnJ3jdDc Thanks!

Holidays are over and we are ready to meet again!

Recently at our regular Soft Skills Club in Lviv, organized by our local ambassador Anastasiia Kashkarova in ollaboration with Sense Hub, our speaker Khrystyna Omeliukh shared a super practical breakdown of how communication actually works at work. Not “be nicer” or “communicate better”. But what’s really happening under the hood — and how to use it. Here’s a short conspect with the most useful ideas. 1. Your brain is not neutral — it’s defensive by default. The brain runs on a simple rule: minimize threats, maximize rewards. And here’s the catch: social threats (criticism, exclusion, uncertainty) feel almost like physical danger. What it means in practice: When someone feels attacked or unsafe → their ability to think, collaborate, and solve problems drops. Simple move: Notice when you (or others) are in a defensive state. You can’t build good communication from there — shift the state first. 2. SCARF — a simple model for psychological safety. If you want better collaboration, reduce perceived threats. SCARF breaks it into 5 key drivers: - Status — people want to feel valued → recognize contributions, give space to show expertise; - Certainty — people want clarity → clear plans, expectations, no chaos; - Autonomy — people want control → less micromanagement, more ownership - Relatedness — people want connection → “we” instead of “I vs you”, more human interaction; - Fairness — people want consistency → transparent decisions, same rules for everyone. Miss one of these — and communication starts breaking. 3. Don’t fix everything — find your weak spots You don’t need to optimize all five. Better approach... Ask yourself: - which 2 areas trigger me the most? - where do my colleagues react strongest? Focus there → biggest impact with least effort. 4. Change behavior with “If–Then” thinking. Most communication habits are automatic. So willpower doesn’t really work. Use this instead: “If X happens → I will do Y” Example: If I feel the urge to micromanage → I ask the person how they want to proceed. Small shift. Huge difference for autonomy and trust. Why this matters? Communication isn’t a soft skill. It’s a performance system. If people feel unsafe → they underperform. If they feel safe → they think, contribute, and grow. Same team. Same people. Different environment. Good reminder: you don’t fix communication by talking more. You fix it by reducing invisible threats. And once you see it — you can’t unsee it.

At our recent meetup "Creative Night: From Fuck-up to Breakthrough" organised by Community ambassador in Malaga Myroslava Domanitska 🇺🇦, our speaker Svitlana Yefimova 🇺🇦 shared her thoughts. 30+ people from tech and creative fields showed up not to celebrate success — but to unpack failures. And honestly, this format works much better. Because most of us do the same thing after a “shipwreck”: we try to forget it fast and jump into something new. We tried the opposite. The Robinson Crusoe approach. Instead of running away, we looked back at the wreck. Not emotionally. Practically. If everything collapses, something still survives. Always. The question is: do you extract it or waste it? DEBRIS framework — what failure actually leaves you We used a simple structure to break it down: 1. Skills: What can you do now that you couldn’t before? 2. Connections: Who appeared in your life because of that project? 3. Technology: What tools, systems, or assets did you build? 4. Insights: What do you understand now that others don’t? Why this works? Failure feels like loss because we focus on what’s gone. This flips the perspective to what remains. And that’s where leverage is. In the session, people started connecting the dots fast: – past projects → new directions – old contacts → new collaborations – abandoned ideas → refined concepts Same story. Different outcome. A small practical move Next time something doesn’t work, don’t rush forward immediately. Pause and ask: - What did I actually gain here? - What is reusable right now? - What can I relaunch faster because of this? Write it down. Structure it. Use it. Otherwise, you’re starting from zero every time — even when you don’t have to. Big thanks to everyone who showed up and shared real stories. These conversations are where actual growth happens — not in polished success cases. If you’re building, experimenting, or just figuring things out — you’re already sitting on more assets than you think. You just need to look at the debris differently.

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