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Portfolio time!
Quirky things:
- Drawing things i like and have as centrepiece/top image:Ā https://cl.ly/af80218c8c0b - emojiās as nav items?

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Reminder to self
Take things slow. Donāt be afraid to say what you feel, but also remember that thereās bigger things than whatās going on in your head.
Thinking Exercises
I had a conversation a while back with Jeff about the idea of these corporateĀ ālabsā and their place in the business.
The concept ofĀ āgame theoryā was thrown around, stemming from a sarcastic comment comparing theĀ ādigital labā to that of mice and experiments. Except for the fact that humans/mice run the experiments themselves. Who really knows what really goes on in a mice-run lab, but I would assume mice donāt lead the experiment.
Anyways..Ā A lot of my conversations with employees have started to drift into ideation, negotiation (of ideas) and more or less thinking exercises before an actual decision is made. I mean.. this is fine considering in other worlds of work, this would be seen as an ultimate luxury. The TIME to do so in this manner. The manners of patience and compromise are actually concepts in play day-to-day.Ā
But what I constantly think about is if this is the right approach. Yes, research is great. Thinking is great. But when is it right to action? What merits the action? When it happens, is it a snowball effect of action spurred onto action? Or does it repeat back into the research phase?
Either way, work can get dull and I would like to get paid more. But at the core, Iām extremely lucky to have the time to set aside and have thinking exercises.Ā
Transitions and departures
Youāll soon come to realize the shock of loss subsides after seeing good people go from your workplace.
I am not of that experience yet, but Iāve been told this LOL.
The shock is mostly sadness.
When you get into a groove, understand how to help and how to work, you grow and push yourself with people that you can comfortably fail and grow with.
There will always be stand-out people, though, (maybe mentors), that impact the way you work and the way you live.
Sometimes people will impact your work ethic in a positive way, but the way you live becomes a questionable act.
Other times, youāll be so lucky to see a positive impact in your workflow and your wants and needs as a human being. Thatās when you know youāre lucky to be in the place youāre in.
And sometimes itāll sorely hurt when you see people go. But theyāre growing and theyāre off to go spread that goodness elsewhere. This doesnāt mean itāll be the last time you experience their aura, it just means youāre lucky to have experienced it and to pass it down. Spread that shit on everything.
Super lucky to have strong, intelligent and power-player women in my work career to gain confidence and inspiration from. I only hope that they see that their hard workĀ and courage has led the way for shy, quiet and questioning young professionals to grow their wings. Endless thanks (J, P, L)
Throwback to times I was too busy to process pt 1
I recall working at a company, running their design team in a non-stop-product-shop-type way. Yes, yes, itās true, Iāve only worked 2 places professionally as a product designer anyhow, but I feel as though the experience was and is enough to share with others. Yes, it may be a little extra, but I do see value in what I experience and interpret, now, especially in being in a completely different environment.Ā
Itās important for me to be as clear and honest with myself while explaining this. I wasnāt the perfect employee, but I also wasnāt properly trained. I understood things in different perspectives and lost a lot of what I initially thought theĀ ādream jobā would enable me to do and who I could be. BUT HEY, thatās life!
The whole set up of the organization should have raised flags to me from day one. I should have understood that the task ahead wasnāt something someone of my experience could tackle alone, and especially while feeling under a disguise. The wholeĀ āimposter syndromeā and wanting and tasting some initial single-designer glory was what kept me in the job. That, and it was finally my first full-time, tech-paying, designer-y being experience. But it wasnāt a startup where I could bitch at the next person about how I felt or ask others if they were experiencing what I was experiencing. So I began isolating myself. I adopted a view on life that fed into my personal life. I became lazy and disengaged. I fast-tracked my way into non-motivating behaviors and lost a lot of courage to laugh at myself and situations. It was starting to feel and get darker, and because of that, I chose to use my vices in inappropriate ways. As coping rather than having fun.Ā
I remember going into work and adopting the mentality that if my idea wasnāt made and executed, I would get fired. I would withhold information from the other designer, unknowingly overworked developers, and was always so hard on myself that I slowed down in being able to process the most basic standards/interactions and even documenting them.Ā
BUT I also slipped up while I was alone. Iād surf the web more. Iād indulge in procrastination. Iād hideout, prevent myself from seeing or bumping into others and became generally unpleasant around the workspace. I became unapproachable, shift, unreliable and .. maybe a little too hard on myself once it came to work responsibility. I no longer made it fun, and I put my stresses on other people (and yes, I do think some of it was made by myself, but it was also ultimately what I was exposed to).Ā
I would try but then not understand why I wasnāt being listened to. Iād hear clap backs, but didnāt understand other peoplesā points of view. Some people just donāt care. But I cared too much. I took it too seriously and cut communication, ties and trust with anyone who believed in me or who just wanted me to do the work. I wasnāt my best self in that workplace.
I think it really started going downhill, though, when I was looking at it like a cutthroat competition. It was no longer solving problems. It was looking for ways to save my ass. And yes, it is super apparent to me now that that is a serious reality for a lot of others in the workplace and that I acknowledge my privelege to be able to sayĀ āI donāt want thatā. Iām notĀ āstrongā enough. But, ideally, I wouldnāt want anyone else to be strong enough for some straight up bullshit like that.

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Transitions and the world of increasingly remote work
From the time of entering the workforce, Iāve been in relatively unstable and insecure positions. Whether it stems from the industry I was in, and to the company and their budgeting constraints, this constant worrisome change and shift has been part of my insecurity and reality of work.
Currently, Iām at a crossroads (hopefully turning towards growth) of how to deal with these uncertainties. Whatever the case may be (working in tech, working PT, working remotely), a lot of the career moves I can make are indefinitely up to me. Where to go, what to do, how to do it.. Iāve more or less come to the realization that itās not up to others. Regardless of them giving bad feedback orĀ āpassing the buckā on my career, I can still take my drive and pursuits into my own hands.
What to pursue and how to pursue it is up to me - and I vow to myself that Iāll take this seriously again. To be in something that doesnāt take up my whole life but can be part of my life.
Where, when..I have to believe it can happen anytime and anywhere I so choose.
Taking feedbak
https://medium.com/ux-power-tools/how-to-take-design-feedback-from-non-designers-33a872750b43
You can think of this as facilitating playtime. You donāt have to always second guess the ways you facilitate or engage with others in the workplace; have confidence and steer the conversation to enlighten others about the design. Think of this as having genuine conversations with people? Practise by putting yourself out there? Getting lost and trying to communicate to get to the place you want to get to?Ā I keep on trying to pull lessons from when I used to play as a kid, or when Iād practise piano and get feedback from Eniko, or when Iād organize themed play dates or just dick around on any given day with Hilary or Kathryn.Ā
Hmm...
Education
https://www2.ocadu.ca/feature/five-reasons-a-masters-in-strategic-foresight-and-innovation-is-the-new-mba
- Strategic foresight as a way to integrate design thinking into businesses; establish a creative way to do business
Just remember. I was strapped to a fkn stretcher telling myself that communication was king as I was rolled out of my workplace. This is what I have to do in order to make this known and rectify it.Ā
Innovation design
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/innovation-culture-elephant-room-simon-mhanna/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BTQWt7m0XQBS6wTXJ7Jh5pQ%3D%3D
What type of design is this? Is this a designer of people!?!?!?!?
Questions (for moderator) - How do you approach businesses with this concept? - HR melded with design thinking?Ā - Why did you feel this was a gap in the tech industry?
Importance of writing and externalizing
Not until something happens to you do you realize how lucky you are to have the ability to share and express. Even if it doesn't mean anything in the grandiose plan of life, its best to decompress in any way you can before you bring others with you... Unless that's just the way I've been taught to feel. This whole year I've sought out validation and in turn, results. These results, albeit going both my way or not, have really been cantered too much as the main focus. The result, the output, the decision. Why was the importance put on these rather than a journey, a process or even, dare I say, documentation. It's hard to separate a life you think is made for you and a life that you know you should carve. Unsure if this is rambling or my brain healing, but I know I have to decide. I'm on a constant search or journey to centralize, standardize and, (fucking hate to admit this) to control, but it's once again realizing the ebb and flow of the process and to trust that that's the way it's going to be and has always been. There is no right way to living. There's living and learning and growing. Whether it be up or down, side to side, at least you can figure your expansion in life and know where to go next if a direction or space is unfamiliar or uncomfortable for you. Decision, growth, leaning, expansion, progress.

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iGen
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/?mc_cid=8df8b5c6d0&mc_eid=b36450b86f&utm_source=twb
As a frequent user of technology, the concern stems from the impacts that these tools have on children and older generations.
āThe aim of generational study, however, is not to succumb to nostalgia for the way things used to be; itās to understand how they are nowā
Iām attempting to sort through the emotions and find facts in this post..
TBH it says a lot about the link, but it doesnāt deep dive any other way further other than circling around the fact.
It constantly mentions that it causes depression. But WHY. What are they asking these kids? How do they behave in itās rawest form? How do they know itās depression? What do they know about the effects if it wasnāt told to them? Whatās the difference between MTV and this??
This is a serious trigger. Unsure if this will escalate to anything further down the road. It makes me sad but hopeful. I hate the fuzziness currently, itās itching and tickling too much.Ā
Work ethic
The transition and realization that Iām in a design role has really affected me as a person.Ā Iāll constantly be thinking about my role within a company as a reflection of the role I play in life. As once saidĀ āyou are not your workā.. but damn is it ever hard to not draw parallels when youāre standing there as the dust settles. Work ethic wise: - Ebb and flow. Not particularly a great trait to have in aĀ ānimbleā andĀ ārapidā industry, but I genuinely dislike decisions that are not made with educational or wholistic thought. TheĀ āhackā of things is great, but is it sustainable? The competitive nature is not something Iāve always seen as successful. Itās more wasteful if anything. - Neuroticism. Considering the opinions and feedback of others has either polluted or manipulated the way a vision is seen through. Maybe this is my shortcomings of being a team player, or maybe itās just my inability to be chill and trust. Either way, itās something I know I have to work on in order to gain trust and credibility from others in my field as well as for a product/service/industry. Itās not about me.Ā - Decision making. Iām firm, but Iām hella soft. The things Iām missing to back up my decisions is my belief that I donāt have enough knowledge or education to be firm in my answer. But the ones that speak the loudest, calmest, and most simple are the ones that end up with their decision made. One step at a time. Thereās no room for second guessing or emotion once it comes to a do or die decision. If itās on you, make it, fuck up from it, but move the fuck on. No one truly has time for your bull shit.Ā
- The (myth) ofĀ ācollaborationā. I donāt think its a myth. I think itās pivotal to success. Do it or die.
- Work in silence and be loud in action. Donāt tell someone something unless you know the full extent of it. Be patient in what you way, and always say it with good intentions. NEVER mistake this for only giving your answer when itās asked. Do the right thing and good things can only follow from there.Ā
Keep your creative confidence up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pBhHjGKvI&utm_campaign=Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=52543936&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_BOuJpQ6uH-vjLbaQ5IQwXWAOH2ap8R1aC9Mlv4rGR_qRycHMflNmZ9mpZSblqrUJMjg2OE5I0vIcWV0j7yMJty5Xlqw&_hsmi=52544769
People care about what others think by Grade 4
Keep a creative journal/log
soooo siqqqq
https://www.facebook.com/calvinharris/videos/10154476229616169/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED
way too good
Creators X
Visual Design themeĀ

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Designing for perspectives
Design aids communication. Above is a list of demands shared at todayās #NoMuslimBan (on stolen land) protest. Made me think of this postĀ and the weird reality of design and its influence.Ā
Today I witnessed movement made through sharing human emotion and experiences and in stark contrast, sharing a movement through āobjectiveā journalism.
Iām still unsure how to process the experience. But what resonates is the raw emotion and story shared of an Iranian-Canadian immigrant sister, mother, daughter and child. It did make me realize though that taking a stance rather than appealing to an objective truth is what needs to happen during times of uncertainty or extreme, polarizing perspectives. āI think people crave the honesty, the uniqueness, the depth that comes out of bringing an actual perspective to our work.āĀ
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Links mentioned & quote that sparked inspiration for this post:
http://helentran.com/the-right-problem
https://medium.com/@lewispants/objectivity-is-dead-and-im-okay-with-it-7fd2b4b5c58f#.c53rp265u
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