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  1. The Chameleon

    How we treat our coworkers and clients will affect our projects more than we might think.

    Paul Smith
    December 16, 2014
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    • Happiness
    • Apprenticeship
  2. Why Fixed Bids Are Bad For Clients, Too

    RFPs and fixed bids are harmful to designers, developers, and clients.

    Mason Fischer
    November 13, 2014
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  3. Beginner's Mind

    We all want to be experts, but a fresh perspective can help an experienced mind learn new tricks.

    Ian C. Anderson
    October 27, 2014
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    • Happiness
    • Productivity
  4. You Should Take A Codecation

    A codecation is like a vacation, but you spend most of your time writing code.

    Ben Orenstein
    October 23, 2014
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    • ClojureScript
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  5. Playbook v2

    Announcing the second major version of our playbook.

    Dan Croak
    January 7, 2014
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  6. Giving Thanks

    Thank you to every single one of you yes all of you even that guy.

    Gabe Berke-Williams
    November 24, 2013
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  7. Don’t Talk to (Just) Me

    Having chatrooms for your company is great. They aid communication,...

    Caleb Hearth
    November 11, 2013
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  8. The Product Design Sprint

    A Product Design Sprint (invented by Google Ventures) is a 5-phase exercise...

    Galen Frechette
    November 6, 2013
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  9. A Practical Guide to Remote User Testing

    How to proceed when you aren’t in the same room.

    Lydia Damon
    October 31, 2013
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  10. Be a Good Designer, Be a Good Client

    There has been a lot of talk about empathy with the end user in UX design...

    Magnus Gyllenswärd
    October 29, 2013
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