Bryan Zmijewski

Let’s be real: The "DIY, throw it up there, and hope for the best" approach is not cutting it. Design requires intention, strategy, and an understanding of user behavior to make a real impact. 3tone Approach: We regularly conduct usability testing throughout our design process. This helps identify pain points, allowing us to make informed adjustments based on data that will improve user experience. #websitedesign #figmadesigner

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Acceptance Sampling plan (Part-2) https://lnkd.in/gdk2a3Wn From the Institute for Quality & Reliability series by Hemant Urdhwareshe. This video explains how to select appropriate sample size using Sampling Plans such as MIL-STd-105E, ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, IS 2500 Part-1 (or ISO2959 -1).

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Acceptance Sampling plan (Part-2) https://lnkd.in/gdk2a3Wn From the Institute for Quality & Reliability series by Hemant Urdhwareshe. This video explains how to select appropriate sample size using Sampling Plans such as MIL-STd-105E, ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, IS 2500 Part-1 (or ISO2959 -1).

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🔊 Design Leadership at Scale has a lot happening in August and beyond. Read on for all the info on Design Leadership at Scale: Operations, plus: ⚡️ Three FREE DLS Lightning Lesson + Team sessions ⚡️ Newly added course dates ⚡️ 20% discount code Design Leadership at Scale: Operations I'm busy putting the final touches on the August course modules, lessons, and projects, but you can expect to dive deep on the following: Module 1: Build and activate high-impact teams Module 2: Define and optimize your operating system Module 3: Identify and address common challenges I'm including many real-world scenarios, and will try to answer pretty much every question you might have during our seven live sessions together. We'll also be joined by special guests with extensive industry experience. If you are still deciding about enrolling in Design Leadership at Scale: Operations, consider joining one of the upcoming free Lightning Lessons or watch my recent Designing your Design Team 30-minute Lightning Lesson to get a better sense for how I teach. And if the August dates don't work with your schedule, I've opened up another cohort October 1-10, 2024. If you have any questions about whether this course will be a good fit for you, let me know, and together we can figure out. Free Lightning Lessons on Maven In August there are three Lightning Lessons from Design Leadership at Scale. All are free to attend. Join live or view the recordings after the session dates. ⚡️ Org Design For Your Design Org – Aug 7, 8-9am PT, with me ⚡️ Team Tactics For Increasing Influence + Impact – Aug 8, 1-1:30pm PT, with Doug Powell ⚡️ How Top Design Leaders Influence At Scale – Aug 16, 2-2:45pm PT, hosted by Rachel Kobetz with Doug Powell, Bob Baxley, and me Grab your spot then spread the word! (links to register in comments) Quick reference: https://bit.ly/4c3UgNA to sign up for the August 19-28 cohort with a 20% discount code https://bit.ly/4cZcf9d to sign up for the October 1-10 cohort with a 20% discount code If your company offers an L&D or education budget, here's a reimbursement template you can leverage https://bit.ly/4fmDhcs

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When was the last time you asked someone a vulnerable question? Like, "How do you FEEL about [insert topic]?" Instead of, "How do you DO [insert topic]?" As a researcher, this really resonates with me. All too often folks in the product world, only want to learn about behaviors. But think of the value we are missing by not exploring: • Motivations • Feelings • Perceptions I watched this TedX talk from Charles Duhigg this morning, and it really got me thinking about the conversation people have. More importantly, the conversations we DON'T have. How we are not connecting with people on a deeper level. When was the last time you cried in front of someone? https://lnkd.in/gVUhwHK6

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I think a big trend in digital product design will be user customization. It seems that consumers, even non-designers, are starting to notice sterile and safe design systems. Going further, I believe user empathy will have to take center stage at the root level. This got me thinking about a product concept that serves two purposes: one as a main business product and another as something else entirely, achieved solely through its design. If you want to win loyalty, you need to be transparent at every step, from your branding to your product design. Consumers are evolving, and the new generation can spot a dark pattern a mile away. Plan accordingly.

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If you’re a design leader, you’ve probably faced these moments more than you’d like to admit... → Your title says 'lead,' but decisions are made before you enter the room. → You're expected to shape the product, but your input is an afterthought. → You’ve delivered value for years, but now you’re stuck defending design’s relevance. → Your team is looking to you for guidance, but you’re managing internal politics instead of pushing boundaries. → Every sprint, it feels like you’re playing catch-up because design wasn’t involved early enough. → You’re tasked with elevating the design maturity of the company, but nobody’s buying in. → The team is overloaded, but the business keeps asking for more without resourcing properly. → You’ve been asked to prove design’s ROI, but the metrics they want don’t capture the impact. → You’re mentoring the next generation, but there’s little support to help you grow. → Your work is critiqued by people who’ve never shipped a product, but they own the conversation. → Your team feels stuck on tactical work, while your bigger, strategic vision gathers dust. → You were told design is a partner, but it feels like you’re still on the outside looking in. These are the stories I keep hearing, and I’m on a mission to hear fewer of them in the next generation of design leaders. We need more people pushing each other, elevating design to where it belongs which is at the heart of every decision. Less frustration, more progress. Less isolation, more real support.

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What’s one thing you’re most grateful for about working in new product development or being an engineer? I’m compiling your answers for a special podcast on November 28th. Let’s share some positivity and inspiration! Drop a comment below - I’d love to hear your thoughts. I'll start... 👇 Quality During Design #podcast #engineers #designengineers #newproductdevevlopment #NPI #NPD #crossfunctionalteams #projectmanagement #qualityengineer #reliabilityengineer photo attribution: Image by KamranAydinov on Freepik

I just opened the next Fluid Hive Design Skills Workshop! The Solve Like a Designer Workshop 11 June, 1:30 PM ET, 90 minutes, live, online This Fluid Hive Design Skills Workshop provides an introduction to design thinking and more.  You’ll learn about #designthinking, Fluid Hive’s design skills, and the mindset that makes it all work. You’ll learn learn:      🧠 A new way to think about design thinking      🧠 Ways to develop your design skills and mindset      🧠 How to use Fluid Hive's Design Thinking Questions      🧠 How to use Fluid Hive's Practice Tools to apply what you've learned You’ll leave with a solid understanding of how I approach creating services and solutions by thinking and solving like a designer. I’ll also send you a Fluid Hive resource pack to help you apply what you learn. Hope to see you there! Register here >>> https://lnkd.in/g33M5yce #innovation #workshop #training #careerchange

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Fresh Jodspeed blog post: Why the Argument for Biophilic Design is Stronger than Ever. In an age in which we grapple with the tension to either replace human capacity or expand it, we'd be better served to consider how we might integrate into the broader ecology in which we exist. https://lnkd.in/gc6wx6EZ

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Join me and my guest, Sarah Doody, for Episode 137 of the #DesignThinking 101 #Podcast: Designing Your Career + UX for Small Business. Listen to it here: https://bit.ly/45lUCgN #CareerPlanning #UX #UserExperience

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☄ Does your product seem off the rails because the team cannot align on the WHY your product exists and the WHAT you are doing to reach your north star? ⭐ Have you considered writing a mission or vision statement for a product or feature? They are not just for aligning at the organization level. Jen BlatzChatz talks about the difference between a mission and a vision and why your team needs one NOW. 🎉 Bonus footage: 3-part framework to easily write a vision TODAY! https://lnkd.in/gdrxBT2E

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Fundamentals of a Professional Development Plan https://lnkd.in/gtEdFwGz An Accendo Reliability webinar recording with Fred Schenkelberg. Let’s examine a few principles for development plans so you can learn and master what you desire to learn and master.

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📣 Designers, you might be surprised at how easy it is to EARN MORE with a few smart moves! In today’s episode (112) of Design Business Freedom podcast, I’m sharing 10 powerful steps to help you reclaim your PROFITS and PEACE. Here’s a hint: one simple step (with just a little commitment) could make a huge difference in your design business. Sometimes, it’s those unnoticed expenses that add up over time, quietly draining your profits🗑️. When you commit to these 10 steps, you’ll see an uptick in your bottom line and be ready to welcome bigger projects and better clients. And the best part is you can do them ALL in ONE DAY! You’ve got this, and I’ve got you. Always. Catch this episode wherever you find podcasts, and start making these quick, impactful changes today. Your business deserves it! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gYEXnxW2 . . . #designerentrepreneur #interiordesignerlife #interiordesignfirm #boostyourprofits

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Design systems often get a bad rap for promoting bland design. Because they provide the design equivalent of flour, sugar, yeast, and other basics, skeptics say, “Blech, now all our designs taste like flour.” Friends, stop eating flour out of the bag. Let’s not forget to blend and cook the ingredients. Think of a design system as a well stocked pantry—not a deli counter for ready-to-eat meals. In that sense and used the right way, design systems give you the ingredients to enable rapid production of a huge range of creative design. In Big Medium's design system work, we encourage our clients to embrace “recipes” as a critical part of design workflow and system evolution. My partner Brad Frost just posted this terrific article that goes deep on the role and application of recipes. Brad shares how they create both freedom and speed for production teams, all while staying within the broad territory of brand and system guidelines. Recipes can be simple but novel compositions of existing system components, or they can create entirely new components (using the system’s design tokens). Or they can mix and match both new and existing components. Brad writes: “A core design system contains common components, patterns, principles, and conventions that are to be shared across an entire organization. Recipes on the other hand contain UI solutions that may only apply to a specific product, product family, or brand within the organization. Because of recipes’ narrower focus, they live outside the core design system layer.” Embracing recipes gives production teams appropriate permission to experiment and build the solutions they need—and creates an incubator for new patterns that may eventually return to the system. Recipes demonstrate just how flexible a design system can be by extending and exploring the system’s core design language. That’s a tasty outcome. Check out Brad's article—or if you instead prefer to watch/listen, Brad put together a video to walk you through the whole shebang. https://lnkd.in/et2YcGkS

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In my latest podcast interview, Greg Petroff shares insights about the state of design and the opportunities open to designers in these dynamic times. Check it out! https://lnkd.in/gTXpQgjn #UxDesign #Ux #Design #Leadership

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When hiring UX talent, don’t be dazzled by flashy resumes that promise everything. A skilled eye sees past the fluff, finding true expertise that delivers. 🕵️‍♂️🍔 Dive deeper into our blog for tips on how to hire the best UX talent. Blog link in the comments. #UXDesign #HiringTheBest

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