Pulling the breaks:fostering transparency, communication, and collaboration in design teams

Eduardo F. Ortiz | @eduardoortizGIANT Conf

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What is designing in the open?

It is the practice of sharing our work or

process with others – usually the public

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Why does it matter?

Well… let me tell you a story…

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Once upon a time…

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Once upon a time…

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“oh… you guys don’t cut the finger

tips off of your gloves?”

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Why does it matter?

When you keep things to yourself,

others are left in the dark, and this

is at the expense of others and the

overall good.

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How can one pull the metaphorical brakes?

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Share artifacts

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Share bits and pieces

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Share stories

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Share alphas

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Share tools

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Ways to design in the open

Sharing artifacts

Sharing bits and pieces

Sharing stories

Sharing alphas

Sharing tools

…and many more

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Towards designing in the open

Empathy

Collaboration

Transparency

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Transparency // team

Empathy

Collaboration

Transparency Team

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Collaboration // users

Empathy

Collaboration

Transparency

Users

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Empathy // community

Empathy

Collaboration

Transparency

Community

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Towards designing in the open

Empathy

Collaboration

Transparency Team

Community

Users

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What if ___________?

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Owning a Home: designing in the open how-to

1. We all got on the same page, about what designing in the open meant, and how we could practice it

2. We started aligning our goals with the ones the developers sold the Bureau on long ago

3. We got our product owner on board, and convinced her to become an advocate for designing in the open

4. We wrote a proposal and documented all risks and advantages of taking this approach

5. We had a plan to execute and began publishing/working in the open as soon as we received approval

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Thank you.