Recap: team creativity, skill gaps and more

Answers from this live session filled with good questions

Hi folks. Here’s the recap from this morning’s office hours. It was a lovely group of about 8 folks.

If you want to come in the future, register here. It’s every Thursday at 9am PST. Bring a question or a situation you want advice on.

Links mentioned:

• Feedback without Frustration: how to run an effective design critique (video)

• Confessions of a Public Speaker

• The Danger of Faith in Data

• Recommended reading list from How Design Makes The World

• Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

• Are Your Lights On: How To Figure Out What The Problem Really is, Gerald M. Weinberg

Questions included:

• What have you been up to since you gave a good talk in 2011 on critiques?

• In your experience, what are some common misconceptions about fostering creativity in teams, and how can leaders effectively create an environment where innovative ideas thrive without stifling the team's productivity?

• How do you balance intuition with data when making research-driven decisions?

• If you have done design consulting, what one lesson can you share

  Is that because UX is so broad now?

• I’m teaching young designers in a BFA program at CUNY. Where should they focus their learning efforts, ie design courses, courses outside of design?

• Why designers often anxious about their role or why design is so hard to define?