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In this live Q&A session, Femke and Charli dive into key topics for designers, including staying relevant in the industry, navigating stakeholder misalignment, making career moves, and the challenges and rewards of building a design culture as a founding designer.
0:38 Episode start and catch up
04:39 Playbook sponsorship
06:43 Q1: How do you stay cool and relevant for 9 years in the design industry?
08:30 Q2: When stakeholders are misaligned in product leadership, should a designer check in with the project manager to ensure alignment at the team level? Should designers step beyond the technical scope of their role to address misalignment?
13:22 Q3: What does it feel like to be a founding designer and how can you create a design culture?
15:48 Q4: How do you start a new role after ending on a low note at a previous company?
18:04 Q5: What’s the difference between a visual designer and a UI designer?
22:20 Q6: What were your sources of inspiration for shaping the new creative direction for Kit?
24:04 Follow up on the founding designer question
25:17 Q7: How do you view the current job market? Is it important to base career moves on company name recognition, or should you prioritize skills and experience over past employers?
30:08 Q8: How can you make your growth plan more actionable and trackable, especially when discussing career progression with your manager?
33:40 Q9: What advice do you have for someone hiring and leading a design team for the first time?
38:38 Q10: What are the main lessons you’ve learned from doing the podcast and sharing your career journey? Has the podcast contributed to your design thinking and overall creative self-development?
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