Laroche.fm - Design & Business

More thoughts on design context, how you prioritise a design process, where do you start and saying no to features. ------------------ I am building Shosho, an app for your writing: shosho.co ------------------ Read my articles on: medium.com/@eugenesanu Learn about my work: eugenesanu.com Follow the podcast on Spotify: tinyurl.com/y5langqg Or Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/y5jj7ukh

Some quick thoughts on what to do and not do when hiring a designer. Lately I have been talking with many managers that are trying to hire a designer and I noticed a couple of things we can all do better. ------------------ I am building Shosho, an app for your writing: https://shosho.co/ ------------------ Read my articles on: medium.com/@eugenesanu Learn about my work: https://eugenesanu.com Follow the podcast on Spotify: tinyurl.com/y5langqg Or Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/y5jj7ukh

Millions of years ago, on the continent of Africa, humans who survived and emigrated to other parts probably did so because when they saw many beings running in the opposite direction, they followed them. Herd mentality and conforming to group norms is almost always a positive approach for your survival. We survived because we followed and mimicked others. This helped us develop norms. Learn what is a norm and how to use them to design better products. ------- Subscribe to my newsletter: https://goo.gl/iEq3Po ------- Follow me on Medium: https://medium.com/@eugenesanu Learn more about my work: https://www.laroche.co Follow the podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y5langqg Or Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y5jj7ukh

In this episode I will share with you some of the best books I have read on business, design and behavioural economics. These are an important read for anyone who wants to design great products and experiences. Here is the full list of all books mentioned: The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug Inspired by Maty Cagan Nudge by Richard Thaler Alchemy by Rory Sutherland Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Creativity, Inc by Ed Catmul Shoe Dog by Phil Knight Brand Thinking by Debbie Milman How to think Like a Great Graphic Designer also by Debbie All books by Marty Neumeier (Brand Gap, Scamble, Zag, etc) Flow and Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2 books) Zero to One by Peter Thiel Creators and Intellectuals by Paul Johnson (2 books) Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger

Welcome to a new Raw! Behavioral economics, how we make choices, and how we can change value perceived by only changing a name and wallpaper and many more. Random thoughts expressed logically :) ------------ Follow me on Medium: https://medium.com/@eugenesanu My portoflio: https://www.laroche.co