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Be the Seeker of Everyday Magic: Finding Inspiration in the Small Moments
Embracing the small, magical moments in everyday work fosters creativity, collaboration, and meaningful innovation.

Susan Ripley
Jan 282 min read
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Why Involvement Beats Instruction: The Key to Innovation in Product Design
Empowering teams through collaboration and involvement fosters deeper ownership, sparks innovation, and leads to more impactful solutions.

Susan Ripley
Jan 202 min read
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Balancing Cognitive and Emotional Empathy: The Key to Better Leadership and Design
Cognitive and Emotional Empathy: The Key to Better Leadership and Design

Susan Ripley
Jan 133 min read
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UX and CX: More Alike Than You Think
UX and CX both focus on customer-centricity, blending skills to create seamless, meaningful experiences.

Susan Ripley
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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Aligning Minds: The True Purpose of UX Artifacts in Collaborative Design
UX artifacts are tools that facilitate team communication and alignment, ensuring that design decisions are centered around the user's needs

Susan Ripley
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Designing with Empathy: A Leader’s Guide to User-Centered Innovation
Empathy-driven design is the foundation of user-centered innovation, fostering impactful solutions and meaningful experiences.

Susan Ripley
Dec 10, 20243 min read
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Designing While Flying: Integrating Feedback Loops into AI-Powered Products
Integrating feedback into AI design is crucial for continuous improvement

Susan Ripley
Dec 3, 20244 min read
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Leadership Lessons from the Garden, Part 2: Pruning for Growth Inspired by Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud
Pruning, as explained in Henry Cloud’s Necessary Endings, is a vital leadership strategy that involves making tough decisions

Susan Ripley
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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Embracing AI in Design: The Key to Higher Quality, Speed, and Innovation
AI empowers fast, high-quality, and innovative results, but its true potential is unlocked when guided by experienced, creative minds

Susan Ripley
Nov 19, 20243 min read
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When VUCA Meets the Stacey Matrix: Mastering Uncertainty in Leadership
Combining the VUCA framework with the Stacey Matrix helps navigate complexity by fostering adaptability, creativity, and resilience.

Susan Ripley
Nov 12, 20242 min read
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Leading by Example: The Culture You Tolerate Is the Culture You Create
The culture a leader tolerates shapes the organization, and by addressing poor behavior, leaders foster trust, innovation, and stronger team

Susan Ripley
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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Hocus Pocus in the Product Design Process: A Spooktacular Halloween Guide
The Sanderson Sisters take on UX design process in a whimsical style

Susan Ripley
Oct 31, 20242 min read
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Building a Leadership Culture in Product Teams: What Real Leaders Do
Product teams that embrace a leadership mindset are more innovative, adaptable, and resilient.

Susan Ripley
Oct 29, 20244 min read
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Battling Implicit Bias to Build Stronger Teams
Building an inclusive culture empowers diverse perspectives and drives organizational success.

Susan Ripley
Oct 22, 20242 min read
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The Marty Cagan Model: Empowered Teams, Collaboration, and Respect in Product Design
Marty Cagan's model emphasizes the power of empowered teams, collaboration, and respect to create innovative, user-centric products.

Susan Ripley
Oct 16, 20244 min read
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The Kano Model: Elevating Customer Experience with Effective Feature Prioritization
Prioritize features based on their impact on user satisfaction, making it a valuable tool for enhancing UX and increasing NPS

Susan Ripley
Oct 8, 20245 min read
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Generative AI and UX: A Design Revolution, Not a Replacement
Balancing the use of AI with human insight, UXers can harness the best of both, designing faster and smarter while keeping user focus

Susan Ripley
Oct 2, 20244 min read
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The Cornerstone of Collaboration: Why Respect is Essential in Today’s World
In my experience, respect is not just a fundamental human need; it is the cornerstone of how we can make the world a better place

Susan Ripley
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Building a Strong Workplace Culture: 5 Tips for Trust and Collaboration
the significance of trust and collaboration in fostering a thriving workplace culture.

Susan Ripley
Sep 20, 20243 min read
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Designing for Consistency vs. Cohesion in Product Ecosystems
Balancing consistency and cohesion means creating a predictable user experience while allowing for purposeful design variations.

Susan Ripley
Sep 11, 20243 min read
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