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Femke and Charli discuss the nature of vision work—whether it’s expected of designers, how their teams create space for it, their approach to the outcomes of pitches, and the criteria they use to prioritize ideas from vision presentations.
Timestamps:
0:30 Episode start
01:23 Workflow sponsorship
02:47 Can you define what vision work is?
04:56 In your company, are you instructed to do vision work, or is it something product designers are expected to do at some point? Are you expected to present the vision?
10:37 Do you think it's important for designers to make time for this work, especially if they haven't been explicitly asked to do it?
12:47 How does Charli's team allocate time for strategic impact work, and what is their approach to it?
17:51 Have any outcomes from those pitches surprised you? For example, did you prioritize an idea that ended up being very successful?
21:53 If several design visions are presented twice a year, how do you decide when to deeply consider the ideas within those visions?
24:36 Did you go through any exercises like vision work prior to your brand redesign?
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