Communication
Brand
How do I stand out? Building your personal brand
👋🏻 Welcome new July subscribers, Hajin, Marcus, John, Nadine, Murray, Vaibhav, Liz. Glad to have you! 👋🏻 My current job scope involves understanding what it means to "grow my brand" for sellers at Amazon. I've been conducting research study for the last 1.5 months and I'
Life
AI at Figma and First 45 days
AI
The AI revolution in UX
A New Era for Designers
Life
Optimizing your onboarding: lessons from libraries to UX
If you are starting a new project with a new stakeholder, a new job, or even a new team, what should you do in the first 30 days?
Leadership
Innovation conflicts with operational excellence and efficiency
Leadership
Courage to be imperfect: strategies for personal empowerment
"To be authentic, we must cultivate the courage to be imperfect—and vulnerable." - Brené Brown Over the past week, several people have shared their struggles with self-confidence with me. Given the recurring questions around self-advocacy, I’ve decided to explore this leadership topic more deeply in today’
Career Growth
10 insights from women leadership training
Last week, I attended a two-day women's leadership training in Seattle, which was one of the best I've ever experienced. For the first time, I heard women from SDM, PMT, and TPM openly discuss their challenges. The environment was judgment-free, psychologically safe, and supportive, making it
Life
Greetings from Seattle
I'm writing to you from the PNW! Flew in on Sunday and had my first bowl of 🍜Ramen at Danbo. I've never heard of this place, went because of high ratings. Hit the spot for an introvert like me, eating noodles alone at the bar counter.
Writing
Reflecting on writing this newsletter for 1 year
Learnings from writing for a year...
Research
Premium Edition: Video: How to design innovation
84% of company leadership believe innovation is a high priority, but 94% of them are dissatisfied with the performance of the innovation. A great product and service is long-lasting, but how do we know the idea today will stick?
Frameworks & Mental Model
How to speak about complex topics
I presented a talk called "How do you design innovation" at the University of Chicago and SAIC, focusing on customer-centric design and exploring Jobs-To-Be-Done. I aimed to cover this complex subject in less than 18 minutes.