Germany

IT University of Copenhagen

University of Aveiro

João Ramos

Head of Product Design

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

General mentorship

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

Choosing metrics and team goals

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

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

Working remotely

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

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

Fostering a good team culture

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

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

Managing burnout

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

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

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

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

Prototyping methods and tips

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

Running effective meetings

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

Presenting your work with impact

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

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

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

Being the only designer

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

Conducting good user research

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

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

Working with product and engineering

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

Learn the best ways to answer technical interview questions with frameworks

Acing technical interview questions

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

Conducting effective customer interviews

What are design systems and how to work with them?

Building successful design systems

Talk to other immigrants about the nuances and challenges of working in the tech industry.

João Ramos🇩🇪