by Tim Smith | Apr 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
For most in my profession circle, group facilitation is one of those things we are all expected to do regularly. However, fear of public speaking and the need to tap in to skill sets beyond our typical roles often lead to a sense of reluctance and imposter syndrome....
by Tim Smith | Jan 14, 2022 | Career Development, Strategy
I’d like to start with a bit of demystifying. Jumping in to program development might seem scary — it sure did to me when I began my journey in to formal Human-Centered Design program design and facilitation. What I came to realize, and what I’d like...
by Tim Smith | Nov 1, 2021 | Design Research, Strategy, Web Design
Welcome back for my second Design Thinking case study. If you missed my first post exploring how to leverage Design Thinking to run a quick design sprint on an innovative new feature, check it out here. In this post, I’ll share some Human Centered Design and...
by Tim Smith | Oct 28, 2021 | Design Research, Strategy, Web Design
All good projects start with a compelling problem statement. To aid in this, take a look at some of the contrasts between the two images below. As much as I find value in the many social features Zwift offers, it’s always felt like such a huge miss when Zwift...
by Tim Smith | Sep 9, 2021 | Strategy
Check out this Mural to see how you can quickly and effectively craft a creative strategy that will take you from Design Research through Ideation. View the full Mural...
by Tim Smith | Sep 8, 2021 | Career Development
Managing behavior is an essential aspect of group Facilitation. In the Mural below, I lay out a couple frameworks for managing difficult behavior. These frameworks are the result of my research on group dynamics and learnings from a couple Udemy courses pertaining to...
by Tim Smith | Sep 3, 2021 | Career Development
A huge goal of mine is to identify emergent skills needed in the realm of digital product design and provide methods and articles to help aspiring designers progress in their career far faster than I was able to. With this goal in mind, I was sourcing some LinkedIn...
by Tim Smith | Jun 15, 2021 | Career Development
It’s that time of year again in corporate land: goal setting. This is a time of stress, frustration, and cynicism for many of us working in the corporate world. What could feel less reflective of our individual uniqueness than a bunch of goals meant to align to...
by Tim Smith | May 27, 2021 | Career Development
“The most successful sales pitches feel like a collaborative effort.” – Dan Pink on the Design Better Podcast I should make one thing clear from the start here: the days of pitches are well behind us. If your team or company still relies on big...
