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What we've learned about design, strategy and working together, written down so you can use it.
- 28 September 2026 · 2 min read
Accessibility starts with the first sketch
Universal design is required by law, but that's not why we do it. It makes better solutions for everyone, and it's cheapest to do early.
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Nobody should have to think about the interface
Good design is barely noticed. It comes from many small, deliberate choices about hierarchy, structure and flow.
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Six habits that pick up the pace
Organisations that make good products don't necessarily have the most designers. They have habits that make everyone see the users.
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Facilitation is design work
A workshop is a product with a two-hour lifespan and very demanding users. Here's how we design them.
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Strategy is a diagnosis
Most strategies are lists of goals in a nice font. Richard Rumelt's kernel is a better place to start.
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Test the riskiest assumption first
Every idea rests on assumptions. Some of them get very expensive if they're wrong. Start with those.
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Where AI helps in design work, and where it doesn't
Language models save us a lot of tedious work. They can't talk to your users for you.
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Why you need a map
A map takes what everyone has in their heads and puts it on the wall, where the team can point at it. How we choose, make and use them.
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