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The best product teams understand how to confidently and incrementally execute on their vision in a way that allows them to learn and pivot as needed.

This is what I always expect to see and hear - and I feel like most design practitioners I know index on these things. But still seeing a weird disconnect. I wonder if it’s just such a competitive landscape that even the smallest shortcoming could mean that you miss out on a role now

@nachorevolution.bsky.social

I've been in the field for a decade and it feels at times we're in a worse spot than we were when I started

Reduction in overall headcount for design (especially roles like research, operations), design reduced to a service instead of an embedded product org practice, hiring practices that index on the wrong skills, and more. I could probably go on for a while.

I run ocux.org and I've been having a hard time wrapping my head around the shift I've seen. I really want to find out more about what people want out of an established design community.

Networking is fun and all (and necessary given the current job market) but I want our group to go beyond that.

“Tell them that EVERYONE is a designer”