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Chapters:
1:18 Introduction to Mackenzie Merrill
2:42 What does it mean to be a Lead Product Designer?
6:09 The three (or four) legged-stool
14:53 Building trust in cross-functional relationships
18:00 The Enneagram Personality Test
18:45 The Lone Wolf Designer
22:41 Finding Balance in Collaboration, Planning & Road mapping
29:00 Saying “No”
30:40 The fourth leg of the stool: Process Management
33:30 Process Management vs. Agile
35:20 Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
37:58 Drawing out answers from partners
39:20 Being a Storyteller
41:00 Connecting the right methodologies to the need or the problem
42:22 Get comfortable with being uncomfortable with facilitation
43:30 Staying in the problem space longer\
44:34 Mackenzie’s path to product design
48:24 Instructional Design & its relationship to UX
50:15 What advice would Mackenzie give to her younger self?
53:00 Networking
58:19 Mackenzie’s favorite ux topics: Design Strategy & UI
1:00:00 Design Strategy
1:01:03 Kicking off design strategy conversations with your partners
1:03:22 UI
1:06:00 Mackenzie’s Hot Take: The value of live experience
1:09:50 Bringing your background into your career & story
1:16:34 Every choice you make comes with risk
1:17:36 Question from a Mentee
1:19:56 Getting better at communication
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Special Thanks to:
Capelle Gabriel, graphic design support
Kelley Van Pelt, sound mixing support
Seb Taylor, vocal training support
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