25 episodes
Design by 3 Ganji, Harshadewa, and sirStinkySocks
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Db3 is a Podcast by three lifelong friends Ganji, Harshadewa, and sirStinkySocks on a mission to embarrass each other. Yes, they also talk through a secret magical door to the beautiful world of design. When they stop embarrassing each other topics such as Product Design, UX Design, Business Analysis, and Product Management are taken up.
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Why we say that everyone is a designer
After a 2 month break, we are back! We are not just back, we are arguing that everyone is a designer!
If you are told that you gotta have a design degree or proper design education to become a designer, you can find some good tips on why we think otherwise. Maybe you would be able to find better ways to become a better designer and perhaps slap 'em back with "I AM A DESIGNER" with some solid arguments!
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Design by 3 Hosts
Gayanjith Premalal (Ganji) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanjithpremalal/
Harshadewa Ariyasinghe (Harsha) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshadewa/
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How we did our career change into Design
In this video, we are sharing our journey of how we got ourselves into careers in product design and product management.
If you are feeling doubtful and lost about a career change into Design or Product Management after establishing yourself in your current career, this video is for you! If you are wondering if you have the right qualifications to land a design job, you must watch this video!
Harsha had been a software engineer for many years before he decided to make the switch and Ganji is designing while being a Product Owner by profession! Each journey is unique and that is why we decided to talk about it openly with you.
Resources:
Some YouTube channels that we have been following to learn design:
AJ&Smart: https://www.youtube.com/c/AJSmart/featured
NNgroup: https://www.youtube.com/c/NNgroup/featured
Some books that we recommend for anyone who wants to learn design:
SPRINT by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
Creative Confidence by Tom & David Kelley
An online course that we recommend for anyone who wants to learn design: Product Design: The Delft Design Approach - https://www.edx.org/course/product-design-the-delft-design-approach
Design by 3 Hosts
Gayanjith Premalal (Ganji) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanjithpremalal/
Harshadewa Ariyasinghe (Harsha) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshadewa/
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IKEA effect - A Great Hack for your Design Toolkit
Psst! Have you been a victim of the IKEA effect?
In this episode, we explain how to use the IKEA effect to design better. Most importantly we will tell you when to avoid the IKEA effect when you design!
Design by 3 Hosts
Gayanjith Premalal (Ganji) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanjithpremalal/
Harshadewa Ariyasinghe (Harsha) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshadewa/
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What is Parkinson's Law
Ever wondered why your work always fits the deadline at the last moment?
In this episode, we talk about Parkinson's Law which says "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".
Cyril Northcote Parkinson first wrote about it in 1955 and if you understand how this law works, you can change how you work and have better outcomes.
Design by 3 Hosts
Gayanjith Premalal (Ganji) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanjithpremalal/
Harshadewa Ariyasinghe (Harsha) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshadewa/
#design #productdesign #designinspiration #designsprints #uxdesign #uxdesignprocess #uxcareers #uxdesigner #designduo #designduovlog -
How to Brainstorm without having unproductive discussions
You're asking how to brainstorm without having thousands of unproductive discussions and meetings?
If you need to have a productive brainstorming session with your team, you need to do these things:
Go for quantity over quality.
Treat any idea as a good idea.
Do it together but individually.
When brainstorming, let's try to maintain a diverging mindset focusing on creating options. When we brainstorm in a team, we judge ourselves and filter out our ideas in our heads until we come up with the best idea we can think of. This is a myth and you will NOT generate great ideas by doing so. One simple exercise to practice going for quantity over quality is to timebox the idea generation session to a couple of minutes and set a goal for the number of ideas that each individual should generate.
When generating ideas, dare to go wild! If you are a facilitator, set the stage for it. Announce openly that everyone can go wild in this brainstorming session with the ideas. Treat all the ideas as good ideas but do not appreciate or turn down any of the ideas that are generated. Criticizing can be done in a later step when we are converging our options down.
However, most of the brainstorming sessions end up being unproductive due to noise and power. That is why we encourage the brainstorming to be done individually, anonymously, and silently even if everyone is gathered in the same room. If the CEO is a part of your brainstormer, if her idea was exposed, everyone will like the idea just because she is the CEO! If someone looks at the other's idea on paper and says "What a cool idea!", the rest of the team will feel reluctant to go against it as it is already perceived as a good idea by one of the participants.
Try these tips and methods in your next brainstormer and let us know how it went! Happy Brainstorming!
Design by 3 Hosts
Gayanjith Premalal (Ganji) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanjithpremalal/
Harshadewa Ariyasinghe (Harsha) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshadewa/
#design #productdesign #designinspiration #designsprints #uxdesign #uxdesignprocess #uxcareers #uxdesigner #designduo #designduovlog -
3 Design Tips to take from the Greatest Sports Teams
Still struggling to find the formula that clicks for your team to do great design?
Do you think that you are a great designer and you deserve to be in a greater team? Why not make your team a great team instead?
In this episode, we give you 3 tips to design like a champion team player.
Design by 3 Hosts
Gayanjith Premalal (Ganji) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanjithpremalal/
Harshadewa Ariyasinghe (Harsha) https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshadewa/
Yasith Abeynayaka (sirStinkySocks) https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasithabeynayaka/
#design #productdesign #designinspiration #designsprints #uxdesign #uxdesignprocess #uxcareers #uxdesigner #designduo #designduovlog