South Africa

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Branding and Identity Design

Product Design

Computer Sciences

Thuso Mbedzi

Senior Product Design Consultant

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Empathy

Conflict resolution

Project management

Branding

Content strategy

Design systems

Human computer interaction

User research

Webflow

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Figma

Framer

Adobe Creative Suite

WordPress

Adobe After Effects

Communication

Time management

Team player

Presentation skills

Critical-thinking

Business intelligence

Email marketing

Email writing

Event organisation

Information architecture

Usability Testing

Typography

Monetisation

Partnership

Product roadmap

Product strategy

Qualitative research

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

General mentorship

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

Working remotely

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

Managing burnout

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

Dealing with imposter syndrome

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

Keeping team members motivated

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

Managing people

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

Fostering a good team culture

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

Building an effective team

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

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

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

How to get promoted

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

Negotiating a job offer

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

Design career path

Learn the career path and progression for product managers.

Product management career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

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

Breaking into tech

Learn the best ways to answer technical interview questions with frameworks

Acing technical interview questions

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

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

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

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

Presenting your work with impact

Majid Al Futtaim operates more than 400 VOX Cinemas screens and 36 Magic Planet family entertainment centres across the region. MAF + Digital Labs is where we help technology meet an ever-growing demand for usability and functionality for MAF's expanse portfolio of products that span across the entire ecosystem of service delivery. Thuso's role at MAF is focussed on crafting beautiful, yet highly impactful and minimalist experiences, that are rooted in functionally at the Digital Labs subdomain of MAF, where together with a robust team they build and refine amazing experiences. With a core belief of not just turning executive goals into pixels, his team works around the clock to craft emotionally impactful experiences that create long-lasting connections with users.

Product Design for SetScore, a bespoke solutions that helps coaches provide amazing customer experiences with a platform that's designed to scale their athletic business.

Working as Design Director, Thuso thrives on hand-crafted ideas from the ground up. He has been commissioned to work on a wide range of projects from super-luxury corporate client projects as well as collaborations on popular brand platforms.

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