United Kingdom

Mark Owen

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

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

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

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.

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

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

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