United States

Western Governors University

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

What are design systems and how to work with them?

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Tips on how to work and collaborate with engineers and developers.

Navigating micro-aggression, getting paid what you are worth and finding a community.