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How to collaborate with non-designers using Abstract

Feedback is key to making better products, when it's given in the right place, at the right time.

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How to collaborate with non-designers using Abstract

A guide to modern retros: how to host valuable project post-mortems

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Alison Harshbarger

A guide to modern retros: how to host valuable project post-mortems

GitHub’s Kyle Diagle says successful retros start with trust

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Disney Streaming Services’ Ariem Anthony on people and process

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Kasey Fleisher Hickey

Disney Streaming Services’ Ariem Anthony on people and process

Why Disney Streaming Services’ senior design project manager geeks out on process

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Product feature launches, stories behind new releases, and tips on how to use Abstract.

Introducing: Reporting in Abstract

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LaShaun Williams

Introducing: Reporting in Abstract

We’re surfacing activity data to help you better identify bottlenecks and bright spots in your design process

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How Zendesk planted the Garden design system

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How Zendesk planted the Garden design system

The decisions and organization behind Zendesk’s design system

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How to lead a 100% remote design team

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Hannah Shadrick

How to lead a 100% remote design team

Remote leadership requires good tools, good communication, good documentation, and plenty of empathy.

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Editorial content on scaling design ops, cross-functional collaboration, and the impact of design.

Approaching the product design process through an engineering lens

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Alison Harshbarger

Approaching the product design process through an engineering lens

Zipper's Duretti Hirpa says designers and engineers have more shared values than you may realize

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Making the most of stakeholder review meetings

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Alison Harshbarger

Making the most of stakeholder review meetings

Google’s Meghan Schofield on honing your design communication skills

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Designers and product managers are better together

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Alison Harshbarger

Designers and product managers are better together

Digital Service Expert Ellen Butters shares how partnering with PMs can help designers more effectively influence the product roadmap

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Designing winning outcomes with Mia Blume

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Alison Harshbarger

Designing winning outcomes with Mia Blume

Believing in the power of design and what can happen when we get designers in executive roles

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Fonz Morris answers your user research FAQs

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Alison Harshbarger

Fonz Morris answers your user research FAQs

A Lead Product Designer at Netflix on how to unearth the design insights you need

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Design your team like you would your product

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Alison Harshbarger

Design your team like you would your product

AMEX VP of Product Design and Research Evan English shares her approach to scaling design teams

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Netflix’s Fonz Morris on the five golden rules of product iteration

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Alison Harshbarger

Netflix’s Fonz Morris on the five golden rules of product iteration

Fine-tune your products at the earliest stages of the design lifecycle; not just at the end

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