Learning, building, mentoring.
The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide by Leah Buley My rating: 4 of 5 stars I started reading this book when we were a small team of product managers and product designers in the job. Often finding myself stuck in how to go on about a problem, and seeing... Continue Reading →
Over four years ago I wrote a post in this blog with the title "What did I learn today?" (blog post written in Spanish). I started asking myself that question back then as a way of reflecting about my days at work. It was a period when I was embarking on a new career, so... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of November I had an i.n.t.e.n.s.e. week. I spent almost a full week in Lisbon to attend one of the biggest technology events out there: Web Summit! Here's a summary of why I went, what I experienced and what I learned. Why I went It all started with some marketing work magically making... Continue Reading →
Eating your own dog food, also called dogfooding, is a slang term used to reference a scenario in which a company uses its own product to test and promote the product.[1] I started actively thinking about how I ate my own dog food as a product manager when I started listening to the podcast This... Continue Reading →
I spent last Friday at Refresh, a conference for Product, Design and Front End people that takes place every year in Tallinn since 2015. I don't go to conferences often, but when I do I like to come back with the feeling that I learned something new and that I interacted with fine, like-minded people.... Continue Reading →
Before running a design sprint (December 4, 2018) Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp In January 2018 I will be taking part in a Design Sprint, and I've been reading the book to dig into the details. Only then I will feel I have... Continue Reading →
Ya son 184 días desde que me embarqué en la tarea de explorar diferentes oportunidades con la libertad (e incertidumbre) de estar sin un trabajo fijo. En resumen, no he llegado a ninguna conclusión. Supongo que eso es bueno. O tal vez no. Así estoy. Sigo dándome cabezazos con mis propias ideas, miedos y deseos.... Continue Reading →
Hace 34 días que estoy sin empleo. Por elección propia. Decidí que tenía que salir a explorar las oportunidades que había fuera de mis cuatro paredes de oficina, porque las que había dentro ya no me satisfacían. Esta es la historia de lo que ha pasado. Las preguntas que me he estado haciendo, y las... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, July 31st 2014, 2.5 years of work in a company where I learned a lot came to an end. As it is tradition in the company, I got a Jar -MY very own JAR, full of candies and notes from mates which I plan to read on one of those nostalgic nights when I sit... Continue Reading →
La semana pasada me dediqué a aprender sobre arquitectura empresarial. ¿Qué es? Es una práctica que consiste en adoptar una visión holística a la hora de analizar, diseñar, planificar o implementar una estrategia empresarial[1]. Hay diferentes marcos que definen y dividen la arquitectura empresarial en diferentes subconjuntos o niveles. Yo me estoy guiando, de momento,... Continue Reading →
Maria Lasprilla 