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Slava Shestopalov 🇺🇦
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Why do they ignore my awesome design documentation?

Creating a live environment, not a cemetery of ideas — In 2017 I wrote several tips on better design documentation. While all those tips still make sense, I realized there is a more significant characteristic — and it’s not what you may think. It often happens that the stuff…

UX

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Why do they ignore my awesome design documentation?
Why do they ignore my awesome design documentation?
UX

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Design Bridges

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The anatomy of Design Thinking workshops

An attempt to figure out the workshop nature once and for all — A lot has been written about why workshops are important for product teams, but today I’ll focus on what they actually are. It’s an attempt to debunk the myth that workshops are rocket science. But first, let’s play a game. How many workshop canvases in the picture below do you…

Design Thinking

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The anatomy of Design Thinking workshops
The anatomy of Design Thinking workshops
Design Thinking

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5 a.m. Magazine

·Updated May 20

Gothic vs. Bauhaus: a 100-km bike journey from Bernau to Eberswalde

Bauhaus masterpieces, brick Gothic, and a tree with a penis — Saturday morning, 5 a.m. The alarm I had set, hoping I wouldn’t be too lazy, rang insanely. I woke up, ate a small snack with coffee, and left the house. The streets were deserted, and the anticipation of a relaxing sunny day hovered in the air. First, I took a…

Architecture

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Gothic vs. Bauhaus: a 100-km bike journey from Bernau to Eberswalde
Gothic vs. Bauhaus: a 100-km bike journey from Bernau to Eberswalde
Architecture

12 min read


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Design Bridges

·May 2

How can ChatGPT make you a better manager?

Rediscovering good old delegation skills — Recently I came across prompt engineering techniques for ChatGPT by Microsoft. And you know what? They suspiciously resembled something I was very familiar with. It’s so exciting and ironic that people had to invent artificial intelligence only to master one of the most human skills I can think of. Basically…

Management

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How can ChatGPT make you a better manager?
How can ChatGPT make you a better manager?
Management

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5 a.m. Magazine

·Apr 22

From Potsdam to JĂĽterbog and back: over 100 km on a bike

Brick gothic and night riding under the rain — It was one of those gloomy spring days when you don’t want to stick your nose out of the cozy home. So, anyway, I decided to go somewhere on a bike. I chose Jüterbog, a lovely town with medieval architecture 70 km south of Berlin. …

JĂĽterbog

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From Potsdam to JĂĽterbog and back: over 100 km on a bike
From Potsdam to JĂĽterbog and back: over 100 km on a bike
JĂĽterbog

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Design Bridges

·Apr 20

Disastrous Design Thinking: 3 top pains in the ass

Why it’s not all fun and games — “Design thinking is bullshit,” said Pentagram’s Natasha Jen. And you know what? Quite often it is. We use frameworks and advice from respectable people, but occasionally everything goes to hell. So, let’s talk about the 3 painful problems and possible solutions. 1. “We organized an empathy mapping workshop with developers, but they wrote their own tech-focused assumptions.”

Design

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Disastrous Design Thinking: 3 top pains in the ass
Disastrous Design Thinking: 3 top pains in the ass
Design

6 min read


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Design Bridges

·Apr 13

Organizing design workshops: a universal checklist

Things you should prepare for an effective workshop with your team — The more workshops you organize, the better you realize how similar they actually are, regardless of the methodology or tool used. Workshops are all about people: they involve people, are conducted by people, and aim to close the gaps in people’s communication. This checklist will help you prepare for any…

Design Thinking

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Organizing design workshops: a universal checklist
Organizing design workshops: a universal checklist
Design Thinking

17 min read


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Design Bridges

·Mar 23

Mission impossible: get a design job right after training

Three bitter truths and recommendations for beginners — Let’s be honest: the life of a newbie designer right after university or courses is no fun. You are confused and repeatedly rejected. No one warned you about it while advertising the fantastic design world, but here you are. Of course, all the nice things will come. Later. I was…

Design

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Mission impossible: get a design job right after training
Mission impossible: get a design job right after training
Design

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Design Bridges

·Mar 12

50 dunk memes about UX and design: a medieval edition

No practical advice — it’s all fun and jokes — I adore three things: digital design, medieval art, and memes. But most of all — when they are combined. Enjoy!

Memes

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50 dunk memes about UX and design: a medieval edition
50 dunk memes about UX and design: a medieval edition
Memes

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5 a.m. Magazine

·Feb 4

Depressing charm of villages east of Berlin. Part 2

Fieldstone churches, brick stables, and horses — Remember, in the “The Lord of the Rings” lore, there was a kingdom of horsemen — Rohan? So, if some low-key Rohan exists in reality, I believe it’s in the Brandenburg Switzerland Nature Park, 30 kilometers east of Berlin. …

Berlin

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Depressing charm of villages east of Berlin. Part 2
Depressing charm of villages east of Berlin. Part 2
Berlin

7 min read

Slava Shestopalov 🇺🇦

Slava Shestopalov 🇺🇦

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Design leader and somewhat of a travel blogger · #StandWithUkraine

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