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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The prototype used to come with an implied disclaimer. Now it looks like the actual product. That's useful. It also means the moment you show it, the bar is set. Make sure you can clear it. medium.com/design-bootc...

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The New Expectation Gap in Prototyping

When prototypes look finished, expectations start running ahead of delivery

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

AI in automotive isn't coming. It's already here, shaping what people experience, making decisions most users don't know are being made. My chapter in AI Everywhere, Vol. 1 asks the only question that actually matters: who's holding the wheel? #AIEverywhere…

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

There is something quietly humbling about being a UX designer who cannot locate a file they uploaded to Teams 20 minutes ago. I know exactly why this happens. I designed against it for years. And yet here I am. #EnterpriseUX #MicrosoftTeams #UXDesign eaglesimbeye.medium.com

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

20 years in doesn't give you certainty. It gives you calibration. A better sense of which problems are actually hard, which ones just look hard, and which ones you've quietly been avoiding. #UXLeadership #DesignStrategy #ProductDesign eaglesimbeye.com/the-decade-long-ed…

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I've been consulting long enough to know that clients who push back hardest in week one are often the most committed by week six. The resistance is usually about trust, not disagreement. Showing up consistently matters more than convincing them… #UXDesign… eaglesimbeye.com/design-thinking

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

You start to notice a pattern. Teams doing good work. Thoughtful work. And still, something isn't moving. The answer is almost never in the interface. It's usually somewhere upstream, in a layer of the product that design never got close to. 👉 medium.com/design-bootc...

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The Four Layers of Experience Strategy

You can feel when something in a product isn’t working, even if you can’t explain why. These four layers help you locate the problem, not…

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Design has been fighting for a seat at the table for as long as I can remember. I've started to wonder if the framing itself is the problem. Sitting at a table someone else built, on their… #UXLeadership #DesignStrategy #ProductDesign eaglesimbeye.com/the-problem-with-s…

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The book is out. AI Everywhere, Vol. 1 — 26 perspectives on what AI is actually doing to the world we live in, from people doing the work, not just writing about it. Proud to be part of this one. #AIEverywhere #WomenInAI #AIBook aieverywherebooks.com

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Communication Arts @commarts.com · 16/09/2025

@eaglesimbeye.bsky.social on building resilience for when plans inevitably change. ow.ly/V0yy50WXw4V

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Design strategy is only as strong as the handshake between design and product—and yes, I mean that metaphorically (but maybe also literally). 👉 Dive in: buff.ly/0nZqkSo #DesignStrategy #ProductDesign #DesignLeadership #TeamDynamics

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Design Strategy Is Only as Strong as Your PM Partnership

Different PMs, different lessons. Together, they changed how I lead design.

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Becoming a senior designer doesn’t happen overnight. There’s no secret ceremony, no badge that arrives in the post. It happens quietly, through habits that build trust and consistency over time -

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The Habits That Turn Good Designers into Seniors

You don’t level up by winging it. You level up by building repeatable plays that make the hard bits easier.

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

A playbook isn’t fancy visuals. It’s the daily methods, prompts, and rituals that turn chaos into consistency. Ask your team: – Are we reinventing processes—or learning from them? – Are we clear on stakeholder questions—or hoping we recall them later? medium.com/p/9466e28a4cb5

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Do You Have a Playbook, or Are You Winging It?

Why systems, not late nights, are what separate confident designers from those still scrambling.

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Culture isn’t set by values statements. It’s shaped by tools, guardrails, and everyday choices. Ask with your team: – Does this tool connect us or fragment us? – Do our meetings build trust or compliance? – Are we trading speed for care? 👉 medium.com/human-side-o... #TeamCulture #DesignLeadership

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What Kind of Culture Are We Building Here?

Company culture isn’t a vibe. It’s a system. And we’re all part of it.

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Feeling lost in the sea of AI-generated AWS options that miss the mark? We're transitioning from creators to curators—choosing thoughtfully, cutting through the clutter, and designing for real impact. Discover more → buff.ly/5hywp3N #AILeadership

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Curious to hear your take on this Have you ever seen something technically impressive—AI-generated layouts, slick prototypes, polished UIs—but walked away thinking… but why? medium.com/human-side-o...

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They Had AI. What They Didn’t Have Was Design.

AI was in the room. What wasn’t: anyone thinking about real users, real needs, or real-world context.

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Human Side of Design @eaglesimbeye.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Imagine what design could feel like if we weren’t always rushing. What if we had time to explore? To think before we solve? To ask the hard questions without fearing they’d slow us down? medium.com/design-bootc...

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Shallow Work, Shallow Impact

When speed becomes the metric, design suffers. So do the people doing the work.

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