What truly motivates a team of twenty people spread across six countries to show up and do their best work every day? As a product designer, I was passionate about our success, but I noticed varying levels of engagement across our large, distributed team. Some members approached work with the same enthusiasm I felt, while others seemed to be going through the motions — clocking in, completing tasks, and clocking out. After reading an intriguing book on purpose and meaning at

Published with Bootcamp on Medium Measuring the impact of user experience (UX) on both users and the business is one of the most rewarding activities for a designer. We have all designed interfaces without user research or feedback, leaving us uncertain about the effectiveness, efficiency, and overall satisfaction of our work. I often wondered if my designs were truly making a difference. To see the real impact of my work, I began exploring UX Metrics and used Fullstory (a b

Proceedings of   The Design Society   Published online by Cambridge University Press :    26 May 2022 U. Thakker  and S. Shrivastav Abstract: The education sector got severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. In the beginning, remote learning posed challenges to teachers and students. However, many new pedagogical experiments demonstrated the potential to continue even in the post-Covid world. This study explains the pedagogical change in product design education from a tra

DMI student essay winner 2022 “The real world” is what we create through our education and experiences. Studying Design Management for the past year opened me up to the broad spectrum of its transdisciplinary nature that integrates design, development of innovation, strategies and change management through transformational leadership. Apparently, Design Managers wear different hats to help the organization succeed. The first hat is that of a researcher . As researchers, askin

DMI student essay winner 2021 Being a product designer for two years, I have designed user experiences through applications, websites, and physical products that have the potential to inspire, improvise and impact people’s lives. In other words, it has been about designing a change. As a design manager, the practice is not only limited to products and experiences but also extends to the process of innovation and transforming practices. Studying design management has changed m