Published in UX Collective·Updated Jan 4Adopting a reflective practice: documenting learnings to inspire personal growthThe new year always prompts reflection, and it’s often the only time we take a moment to pause before moving forward. For a while now, I’ve been trying to adopt a reflective practice to regularly slow down, organize my thoughts, and hopefully grow as a leader and design practitioner. When…Design9 min readDesign9 min read
May 29, 2022Untangling grief“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to…Grief7 min readGrief7 min read
Published in UX Collective·Updated Jan 28, 2022How returning to the craft taught me to be a better leaderI recently made a few "fresh starts" in my life; moving countries and changing roles in my career were two of the most significant. With my job, I decided to move away from design leadership and return to being a product designer. …Design9 min readDesign9 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Sep 27, 2021A Fresh Start: Reflections on New BeginningsI recently made a few significant changes in my life. During the pandemic, my partner and I quit our jobs and moved countries to make a fresh start. For me, autumn always brings about a sense of new beginnings. With the seasons shifting and back to school excitement, I thought…Change10 min readChange10 min read
Published in WeAreSnook·Jun 17, 2021Designing Responsible Technology:Why asking questions about the wider system is essential — The questions we ask before designing a product or service are crucial. They frame our understanding of the problem and inform the product decisions we make. Unintended consequences often arise when the framing of the problem space was too narrow or the questions asked didn’t consider the wider system. I’m…Systems Thinking7 min readSystems Thinking7 min read
May 12, 2021Resources for mental health awarenessCreating space to care for yourself and others — With it being Mental Health Awareness week, I was asked if I would share my personal journey at an online event. I have never openly discussed the impact that mental illness and addiction has had on me and my family in a public space. …Mental Health8 min readMental Health8 min read
Published in WeAreSnook·Mar 11, 2021Creating the scaffolding for teams to do their best workCreating space for casual ‘water-cooler conversations’ is difficult in a remote setting. It often feels forced. It’s hard enough for established teams to find space to reflect and exchange stories, let alone for those who’ve never connected with their colleagues in real life because they’ve switched jobs during the pandemic. …Design12 min readDesign12 min read
Published in UX Collective·Jan 4, 2021Adopting a reflective practiceHow I catalogue my learning to grow as a practitioner — I’m one of those people that can’t sleep until the thoughts floating around in my head are either written down or sketched out. I used to see this as a negative thing, like an obsession to think through all possible scenarios of a given challenge or idea. Over the last…Reflections10 min readReflections10 min read
May 21, 2019Resources for applying a systems lens to your workWhen was the last time someone asked you ‘what are the unintended consequences of releasing this feature?’ Or ‘who else may be directly or indirectly affected by these product decisions?’ …Design4 min readDesign4 min read
