The Daily Sprint—Coaching for Product Designers

Darrell Estabrook
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As a UX Product Designer, do you lead well when the perception is good design "just happens"? We will discuss ways to improve not only your design skills and design leadership wherever you are in the organization, but also how to connect meaningful value with the people and stakeholders around your products, teams, and company. Hosted by Darrell Estabrook, 30 years of practicing product design while working with hundreds of organizations including Carmax, IBM, and Cigna and coach to Designers & Design Managers.

  1. Time to Get Designy

    6d ago

    Time to Get Designy

    What's the single most challenge you're facing today in UX Product Design? Is it an Al overtake? Your stakeholders are confusing? Or how can you deliver with impossible timelines? Whatever you're facing in design, it's time to take a step back and get a fresh mindset. I'll go over what makes me tick and how you can get Designy, too. If you want to double down on the Designy Framework, check out the masterclass "Design for Value" at Designy Academy https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value Find out more and get on board with the free newsletter at Designy: https://designy.com

    26 min
  2. The Invisible AI Feature

    May 25

    The Invisible AI Feature

    Is the AI chat box the best product design solution? If you’re caught up in the “AI helps me design screens faster buzz” you may be distracted from the real challenge of design in an AI world. I’ll walk through how I designed a product where AI is used as an invisible feature. Sounds simple? We’ll cover how to design with an unknown AI output, instill user trust, and still make the user’s task speedy and accurate. Follow, like, subscribe, and join me in promoting the fundamental design process in an AI world. Sign up for the free newsletter at https://designy.com

    41 min
  3. More Than Taste

    May 18

    More Than Taste

    How are your design tastebuds? Do you have good taste? Bad taste? Should we even be talking about this thing people call “taste”? We’ll talk about what it is, and why you need to be concerned with far more than taste. Mentioned in this episode: LinkedIn Post by Thomas Kant: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas-kast-6804ba14_ai-design-creativity-share-7461777513606701056-EZjQ Masterclass on Designy Academy: “Design for Value” covers the design process I’ve developed over the years not only to have a strong basis to begin a product design, but also to guide you through the process for communicating design decisions with stakeholders. https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value

    25 min
  4. Not Good Enough

    May 11

    Not Good Enough

    I discuss the pressures product designers face of either not being “good enough” or thinking that producing a low bar of quality is “good enough.” and give you three ways to break out of those mindsets. You’re not alone, and you can start changing that today! Free course for “Getting Design Feedback That’s Actionable”: https://academy.designy.com/getfeedback Masterclass “Design for value" launch special: https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value?coupon=VALUEONPURPOSE Check out Designy.com for more content and a free newsletter.

    24 min
  5. The Design Power of Time

    May 4

    The Design Power of Time

    Do you ever want to fast-forward the design process? There’s times you must, but often it’s forced on us by deadlines. I discuss the ways designers miss out when they don’t consider time in their design process, and three ways you can use the power of time to improve your work. Watch these episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thedailysprintbroadcast Check out the design process deep dive in “Design for Value” Masterclass: https://academy.designy.com Apply to become a guest on The Daily Sprint: https://www.designy.com/become-a-guest-on-the-daily-sprint Free coaching for product designers with the Designy newsletter: https://www.designy.com

    26 min
  6. Tool vs. Process with Guest Charles Forman

    Apr 27

    Tool vs. Process with Guest Charles Forman

    Watch the full hour with screen share on YouTube: https://youtu.be/83c9JVbAWQ8 Is your head spinning with all the AI product design tools out there? Have you tried them? More importantly, where do they fit in the design process? My guest, Charles Forman of Overland Designer and founder of Explmore, and l kick the tires on a few GenAI tools for the purpose of seeing whether they help, hinder, or hide critical parts of the design process. ————— Subscribe, Follow, and Share The Daily Sprint with product designers you know. Subscribe to YouTube @thedailysprintbroadcast Get the free product designer coaching newsletter at Designy: https://designy.com Take your product design thinking to the next level with Darrell’s Masterclass “Design for Value” at Designy Academy. Plus 50% off through May 15, 2026: https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value?coupon=VALUEONPURPOSE ————— Collaborate with Charles Forman on your small business website refresh: overlanddesigner@gmail.com Follow Explmore YouTube: @explmore Website: http://www.explmore.com

    28 min
  7. Spoiler Alert: Design Wins

    Apr 20

    Spoiler Alert: Design Wins

    Today we’re talking about how you should be thinking about all the AI design tools flooding the product design space. Has design disappeared? What does it really mean to lead design if product owners and engineers can create screens themselves? Will you simply be the “human-in-the-loop” designer reviewing AI’s work? I’ve got good news on this front, but I don’t want to spoil it for you, so keep listening as we get into it. New! On Designy Academy: “Design for Value” Masterclass. If you’re serious about product design and how to deliver value in an AI world, this Masterclass will walk you through two parts: How to identify the three levels of value in your product, andHow to bake value into your product’s design that result in outcomes which stakeholders are expectingFind out more and enroll today: https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value

    28 min
  8. What is Your Why?

    Apr 13

    What is Your Why?

    As designers, we need to define purpose in order to make strong design decisions, but what drives you to be a designer? Have you found the purpose in the work you do, or is it literally a grind? I’ll share my why, how it affects all my design decisions, and how it might impact yours as well. Read “My Why” on Designy: https://www.designy.com/my-why/ Apply to become a guest on The Daily Sprint: https://www.designy.com/become-a-guest-on-the-daily-sprint/

    21 min
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As a UX Product Designer, do you lead well when the perception is good design "just happens"? We will discuss ways to improve not only your design skills and design leadership wherever you are in the organization, but also how to connect meaningful value with the people and stakeholders around your products, teams, and company. Hosted by Darrell Estabrook, 30 years of practicing product design while working with hundreds of organizations including Carmax, IBM, and Cigna and coach to Designers & Design Managers.

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