best practices in remote design
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BEST PRACTICES IN REMOTE DESIGN
MARIANO SUAREZ BATTANCEO MURAL
@mural#remotedesign
JIM KALBACHHead of Customer Success
AGENDA
➔ NATURE OF REMOTE WORK
➔ 5 BEST PRACTICES
➔ Q&A
Why is it every time I ask for a pair of hands, they come with a brain attached? HENRY FORD
The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution … will be its knowledge workers and their productivity. PETER DRUCKER
REMOTE WORK
SURVEY ON REMOTE DESIGN
➔ 275 designers from around the
world
➔ Mostly digital product designers
FREQUENCY OF REMOTE DESIGN
QUALITY OF WORK
BEST PRACTICES
MEET IN PERSON#1
Example: WordPress
SCOTT BERKUN
3 Things You Can Do
1. Plan in-person kickoffs
2. Meet outside of work
3. Find best frequency to
meet
#2 BREAK IT DOWN
Example: IBM
DOUG POWELL - IBM
3 Things You Can Do
1.Create small steps
2.Give detailed instructions
3.Micro-timebox activities
#3 BE PRESENT
Allen Curve
Example: Daily Check-ins with Hanno.co
“Getting into design thinking with MURAL”
1.Hold design standups
2.Be available
3.Confront time zones
3 Things You Can Do
DEMO
#4 WORK VISUALLY
Example: McBeard Media
KAILEY HOWELLCreative Director,
McBeard
3 Things You Can Do
1. Use a visual workspace
2. Take advantage digital
formats
3. Use multiple devices
#5 EXPERIMENT
Example: Remote Lean UX Experiments
JEFF GOTHELFLean UX
1. Pilot an all-digital effort
2. Have patience and
persistence
3. Be the facilitator
3 Things You Can Do
BEST PRACTICES
#1 Meet In Person#2 Break It Down#3 Be Present#4 Work Visually#5 Experiment
FINAL THOUGHTS
Work is not a place, it’s what you accomplish with others.
In the human economy, the most valuable workers will be hired hearts.
QUESTIONS?