United States

Lai Jing Chu

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

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

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

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

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

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)

What are design systems and how to work with them?