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ruqus.bsky.social
Creative Problem Solver, Transformer of Chaos to Order, Champion of the People’s usability. Builder of teams, Leading teams & orgs to deliver the promise of services & products. (Sass,Enterprise, complex systems)
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Reflecting on 2024, I’m grateful for the opportunity to coach and support UX leaders across incredible organizations. Every conversation and challenge is a chance to grow, step up, and shape the future of design leadership. Here’s to continuous learning and impact! #UX #Leadership #Coaching

ONE DARK PATTERN TO RULE THEM ALL. I get that ads are necessary, but when the difference is so subtle, it takes real mental effort to find the links that are actually relevant to my search!

#3 on the list. IMMEDIATELY likened to a "Web Developer" all you need is a certificate. Easy Peasy Switcharoo.

Loving the new @davidplunkert.bsky.social poster for my March shows in Portsmouth, Burlington and Great Barrington! Why not head over to his website and buy a copy for yourself? All $$$$ goes to the artist!

Challenges and opportunities in scaling tech startups The role of investment and policy in accelerating innovation Great to see Utah at the forefront of these conversations. Excited for what’s ahead! #DeepTech #Innovation #TechFuture #UtahTechWeek

Language Shapes Our Conversations I've found that saying "That's not factual" instead of "That's not TRUE" opens conversation without triggering defensiveness or the appearance of attacking integrity. Small language shift, big impact on constructive dialogue. #Communication #LanguageMatters

I’m incredibly honored to be recognized as the ADPlist Top Mentor Globally and #1 in the US. This journey has been about giving back to the UX community during an unprecedentedly challenging time in our industry. @felixleezd.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/adplis...

Post-election, friends on both sides are talking about consciously “redesigning” feeds to tune out political "news". ALL feel misled by media—not through lies, but selective coverage—feeling betrayed by tech that seems more about influence than fact-based news. Anyone else tuning their algorithms?

Observation: Reading has become the enemy of comprehension.

Tab Hoaring is Usability ADD. Starts to weigh you down. 0 Inbox for Tabs

First snowfall in the SLC mountain tops🍂. The pumpkin-ing is officially upon us! At this point just rename fall to Pumpkin Spice Season already? 🎃

App Relationship Status: I look forward to @Spotify Discover Weekly playlist, but lately our algorithm doesn't know me at all! I am not being heard. I think I just 'faked it', sprinted through the entire list in under 2 min. I need to be sweet-listed! #AlgorithmStruggles

AI has impacted the design landscape, most notably with the flood of pseudo-design thought leaders. No value, no authenticity, no real insights—just pure, generic, regurgitated advice and buzzwords.

Reflecting on 2023: We've bid farewell to a crucial intelligence layer essential for evolving ideas, rushing to outsource these foundational skills to AI language models. NOW, eagerly anticipating the promised intelligence gains across the masses. 🌐🤔 #AIRevolution #CriticalThinking

@spotify.com is there a way to opt out of having suggestions surface in my dashboard that I find offensive?

Over the past 8 months, I've taken a brief step back from my career for personal pursuits. It has been an amazing journey of personal development, self-reflection, and growth. In that time I have found mentoring to be an amazing opportunity to pay it forward, reflect, share, and serve others.

this is where UI/UX peaked

Calling all #Creative Minds What tools, sites, or apps do you use for CREATIVE inspiration?

Just entered month 8 of the job search after a layoff... I can finally feel myself feeling closer. I'm celebrating that today 🙏 Celebrating the small wins is what has kept me going in this phase of uncertainty and for the first time after a long time, I feel excited about what's to come! ✨

Recruiter Question: Why are we still doing a #resume when there is Linkedin?

The amount of #Ai projects over the past few months is like a land grab. Front row seats to the Natural selection of Ai.

Job Seekers: ChatGPT HR Hiring/Recruiting: ATS It’s the AI BOT arms race. Nothing is real. It’s a bot eat bot world out here and we’re prompt fodder training our new overlords.

#lil = Lessons I’ve Learned: As a leader in software design I failed to broadly network. I believed focusing solely on internal matters was key to MY success. Prioritizing organization above myself was a MISTAKE that cost me valuable personal opportunities in networking and learning from others

Sharing some Utah spring vibes.

@jay.bsky.social Love the app, just made a feedback ticket. There was nowhere to add an image. Here is the image for reference. You can see the text entry is not visible and does not scroll when in a reply. Pleas disregard if this is an iOS issue. Cheers

Miller&Rossi party at at EthDenver Biconomy, moonbeam, and moonwell. Thx

@why.bsky.social I’m a usability guy. Let me know if I can provide any cycles.