Human Side of Design
@eaglesimbeye.bsky.social
Principal Design Consultant writing about the messy, human side of digital work. Exploring where AI, leadership, product thinking, and design practices collide.
Deadlines are rewarded. Burnout is tolerated. But what if the magic happens in between—in the care, the slack, the “I’m not sure yet” moments?
Care is a Strategy: Leading with Depth, Not Deadlines
Care is a Strategy: Leading with Depth, Not Deadlines Work harder. Hit every deadline. Prove your worth. Too often, design leadership is reduced to relentless hustle and constant delivery. But if …
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September 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Deadlines are rewarded. Burnout is tolerated. But what if the magic happens in between—in the care, the slack, the “I’m not sure yet” moments?
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@eaglesimbeye.bsky.social on building resilience for when plans inevitably change. ow.ly/V0yy50WXw4V
September 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
@eaglesimbeye.bsky.social on building resilience for when plans inevitably change. ow.ly/V0yy50WXw4V
Design strategy is only as strong as the handshake between design and product—and yes, I mean that metaphorically (but maybe also literally).
👉 Dive in: buff.ly/0nZqkSo
#DesignStrategy #ProductDesign #DesignLeadership #TeamDynamics
👉 Dive in: buff.ly/0nZqkSo
#DesignStrategy #ProductDesign #DesignLeadership #TeamDynamics
Design Strategy Is Only as Strong as Your PM Partnership
Different PMs, different lessons. Together, they changed how I lead design.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Design strategy is only as strong as the handshake between design and product—and yes, I mean that metaphorically (but maybe also literally).
👉 Dive in: buff.ly/0nZqkSo
#DesignStrategy #ProductDesign #DesignLeadership #TeamDynamics
👉 Dive in: buff.ly/0nZqkSo
#DesignStrategy #ProductDesign #DesignLeadership #TeamDynamics
Becoming a senior designer doesn’t happen overnight. There’s no secret ceremony, no badge that arrives in the post. It happens quietly, through habits that build trust and consistency over time -
The Habits That Turn Good Designers into Seniors
You don’t level up by winging it. You level up by building repeatable plays that make the hard bits easier.
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September 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Becoming a senior designer doesn’t happen overnight. There’s no secret ceremony, no badge that arrives in the post. It happens quietly, through habits that build trust and consistency over time -
Mockups look great in the room. But what holds when things scale?
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#DesignLeadership #TeamCulture
👉 medium.com/design-bootc...
#DesignLeadership #TeamCulture
Designing Beyond the Screen
Mockups are cheap. Operating models are rare.
medium.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Mockups look great in the room. But what holds when things scale?
👉 medium.com/design-bootc...
#DesignLeadership #TeamCulture
👉 medium.com/design-bootc...
#DesignLeadership #TeamCulture
A playbook isn’t fancy visuals. It’s the daily methods, prompts, and rituals that turn chaos into consistency.
Ask your team:
– Are we reinventing processes—or learning from them?
– Are we clear on stakeholder questions—or hoping we recall them later?
medium.com/p/9466e28a4cb5
Ask your team:
– Are we reinventing processes—or learning from them?
– Are we clear on stakeholder questions—or hoping we recall them later?
medium.com/p/9466e28a4cb5
Do You Have a Playbook, or Are You Winging It?
Why systems, not late nights, are what separate confident designers from those still scrambling.
medium.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A playbook isn’t fancy visuals. It’s the daily methods, prompts, and rituals that turn chaos into consistency.
Ask your team:
– Are we reinventing processes—or learning from them?
– Are we clear on stakeholder questions—or hoping we recall them later?
medium.com/p/9466e28a4cb5
Ask your team:
– Are we reinventing processes—or learning from them?
– Are we clear on stakeholder questions—or hoping we recall them later?
medium.com/p/9466e28a4cb5
Culture isn’t set by values statements. It’s shaped by tools, guardrails, and everyday choices.
Ask with your team:
– Does this tool connect us or fragment us?
– Do our meetings build trust or compliance?
– Are we trading speed for care?
👉 medium.com/human-side-o...
#TeamCulture #DesignLeadership
Ask with your team:
– Does this tool connect us or fragment us?
– Do our meetings build trust or compliance?
– Are we trading speed for care?
👉 medium.com/human-side-o...
#TeamCulture #DesignLeadership
What Kind of Culture Are We Building Here?
Company culture isn’t a vibe. It’s a system. And we’re all part of it.
medium.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Culture isn’t set by values statements. It’s shaped by tools, guardrails, and everyday choices.
Ask with your team:
– Does this tool connect us or fragment us?
– Do our meetings build trust or compliance?
– Are we trading speed for care?
👉 medium.com/human-side-o...
#TeamCulture #DesignLeadership
Ask with your team:
– Does this tool connect us or fragment us?
– Do our meetings build trust or compliance?
– Are we trading speed for care?
👉 medium.com/human-side-o...
#TeamCulture #DesignLeadership
Feeling lost in the sea of AI-generated AWS options that miss the mark? We're transitioning from creators to curators—choosing thoughtfully, cutting through the clutter, and designing for real impact.
Discover more → buff.ly/5hywp3N
#AILeadership
Discover more → buff.ly/5hywp3N
#AILeadership
August 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Feeling lost in the sea of AI-generated AWS options that miss the mark? We're transitioning from creators to curators—choosing thoughtfully, cutting through the clutter, and designing for real impact.
Discover more → buff.ly/5hywp3N
#AILeadership
Discover more → buff.ly/5hywp3N
#AILeadership
Curious to hear your take on this
Have you ever seen something technically impressive—AI-generated layouts, slick prototypes, polished UIs—but walked away thinking… but why?
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Have you ever seen something technically impressive—AI-generated layouts, slick prototypes, polished UIs—but walked away thinking… but why?
medium.com/human-side-o...
They Had AI. What They Didn’t Have Was Design.
AI was in the room. What wasn’t: anyone thinking about real users, real needs, or real-world context.
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August 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Curious to hear your take on this
Have you ever seen something technically impressive—AI-generated layouts, slick prototypes, polished UIs—but walked away thinking… but why?
medium.com/human-side-o...
Have you ever seen something technically impressive—AI-generated layouts, slick prototypes, polished UIs—but walked away thinking… but why?
medium.com/human-side-o...
Imagine what design could feel like if we weren’t always rushing.
What if we had time to explore? To think before we solve?
To ask the hard questions without fearing they’d slow us down?
medium.com/design-bootc...
What if we had time to explore? To think before we solve?
To ask the hard questions without fearing they’d slow us down?
medium.com/design-bootc...
Shallow Work, Shallow Impact
When speed becomes the metric, design suffers. So do the people doing the work.
medium.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Imagine what design could feel like if we weren’t always rushing.
What if we had time to explore? To think before we solve?
To ask the hard questions without fearing they’d slow us down?
medium.com/design-bootc...
What if we had time to explore? To think before we solve?
To ask the hard questions without fearing they’d slow us down?
medium.com/design-bootc...
