Archive - Secrets to Great UX Design

How I'm solving problems faster at Amazon

Have you ever solved a complex problem while doing something completely unrelated? Often the breakthrough you're desperately seeking is waiting for you…

Aug 28 •

Getting out of my creative funk

The Japanese art that's helping me avoid burnout

Aug 7 •

April 2024

Using ChatGPT to find out if I'm a spring, summer, autumn or winter

The Art of Color Analysis with AI

Apr 11 •

March 2024

Crafting a winning research doc at Amazon

My Template for Qualitative Design Research Studies

Mar 29 •

February 2024

My secret to designing a lovable AI-powered product

For UX designers working on AI this means we need to be careful to not over-index on predictive UX. Human input, judgment, and context are crucial to…

Feb 19 •

January 2024

3 ways I plan to grow my career this year

As we kick off 2024, I wanted to share some ways I plan to grow my career. Because if you ain't growing, you're... not growing and where’s the fun in…

Jan 16 •

December 2023

6 Questions that help me make better design decisions

Great design can encourage out-of-the-box thinking and innovation. Great design can help break down complex problems into manageable, effective parts…

Dec 15, 2023 •

How I'm using ChatGPT in my design process

ChatGPT had its 1st birthday today. And it’s made quite the impression in year one... A lot of people right now are understandably asking “Is AI going…

Dec 1, 2023 •

November 2023

What I've been learning about LLMs and Generative AI

I'm back this week and eager to share some of my recent learnings about Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI with you. This past month (week…

Nov 22, 2023 •

October 2023

Rule #2: As you create, share early and often

The secret to a great, lovable product? As you create, share early and often. Brian Cheskey, co-founder of Airbnb, put it perfectly:“It’s really hard to…

Oct 13, 2023 •

3 Things I did interviewing at Amazon

Four years ago I flew out to the Seattle headquarters for a full day of in-person interviews. It was quite the experience. Reflecting back on my…

Oct 4, 2023 •

September 2023

The Amazonian way of giving feedback

Does this surprise you? According to a 2022 Gallup study of over 15,000 employees in the United States: 47% of employees receive feedback from their…

Sep 26, 2023

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