The Software Life Tips for Tech Workers: On Embracing Winter A friend shared an episode of NPR’s Life Kit podcast about thriving in winter, and I've reflected on similar ways I cope with the cold.
Personal Optimization How To Be a Good Internal Consultant Consulting inside your organization is a critical part of being a good consultant in general — something we take seriously at Atomic.
Artificial Intelligence Need a Subject Matter Expert? Build One with AI. What do when you have limited time with a client stakeholder or SME? How about building a subject matter expert with AI tools?
Personal Optimization How I Stay Passionate and Avoid Fatigue on Long Projects Here are a few tricks I’ve found that help me stay passionate and avoid burnout and fatigue when I'm working on a long software project.
Personal Optimization Tips for Successful Remote Work I recently spent a week of working vacation in California. Here are a few tips I will focus on while working remotely in the future.
Artificial Intelligence How to Leverage AI During Research (and When You Shouldn’t) I’m sharing my perspective as a practical recommendation on using AI as a design practitioner, specifically using AI for research.
Culture The Multiple Levels of Onboarding: Company, Role, Project When starting a new job, one must onboard to numerous levels, at varying velocities, and within different contexts.
Project & Team Management What are the Benefits of a Design Backlog? Managing design work is typically less straightforward than development work and not always done as a traditional design backlog.
UX/Design Practices The Value of Doing On-Site Customer Interviews In-person customer interviews require more resources and coordination, but there are several benefits to in-person vs. a video call.
Exploratory Testing Tips for Doing User Research Without a Team User research is undeniably valuable but also resource-intensive. So, how could you conduct user research without a team?
Project & Team Management Let’s Stop Treating Onboarding Like a Checklist Onboarding is a tricky thing to get right. Most onboarding experiences I’ve had were brief and packed with information lacking immediate relevance.
