Canada

Andrew Macdonald

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

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

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

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

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

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

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

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

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

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

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

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.