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To wrap up our year, this week Kyle & Jaclyn run a retro for 2020. So put on those comfy pants and join us while they reflect on their most used tools, new amenities, and favorite hobbies of the year; as well as air some behind the scenes goodness.




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Miro
Between the World and Me- Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Lord of the Rings- J.R.R. Tolkien
The Queen's Gambit


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Lloyd Bennett, designer at thoughtbot London, joins the show to discuss Tones & Shades, his new digital magazine, as well as designing a brand identity, prototyping early in the design process, and animating with intent.




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Tones & Shades
"The Three-Hour Brand Sprint"- Jake Knapp
"Reinvention & the Creative Journey"- an interview With Helen Cammock
Offscreen Magazine
Tones & Shades on Instagram
Lloyd on Instagram


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Adekunle Oduye, UX Engineer at Mailchimp, discusses working on a design-system team, setting goals for 2021, storing documentation in Figma, and conducting user research for design systems.




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Mailchimp Style Guide
Essentialism
Adekunle on Twitter


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Ryan Rumsey, founder & CEO of Second Wave Dive, discusses building programs that solve systems problems through design thinking, and struggling with critique.




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Second Wave Dive
Business Thinking for Designers- Ryan Rumsey
Ryan's Personal Site
Ryan on Twitter


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Senongo Akpem, author of Cross-Cultural Design, joins the show to discuss design in civic-tech, ways to include cross-cultural design thinking into short engagements, staying dedicated to long-term projects, and memories of Dreamweaver.




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Cross-Cultural Design- Senongo Akpem
A Civic Technologist's Practice Guide- Cyd Harrell
curry.cafe
Senongo on Twitter


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From User Interviews, Erin May (VP Growth & Marketing) & JH Forster (VP Product) join the show to discuss hiring during Covid, onboarding remotely, using GitHub for documentation, backlog management, managing team morale while remote, and work on diversity & inclusion initiatives.



User Interviews
Awkward Silences- User Interviews Podcast
Being There
Remo
The UX Research Flex Stack
Rocket Emoji App
JH on Twitter
Erin on Twitter


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