Product Design's Ability: Design Collaboration

You collaborate with grace and enthusiasm, representative of our company values (get agreements, tough discussions, highlight what's working). As a reviewer, you are thorough, seek to understand, and gently teach when called for.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability with only a small amount of guidance

DESIGN

• You treat your design reviews as a collaborative discussion rather than demands.
• In design reviews, you ask clarifying questions about anything you don't completely understand.

TEAM

• Your UI and UX design notes to developers and story writers clearly explain all of the designs made.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability, with no assistance as well as being a trusted active or passive mentor to others

DESIGN

• You're thorough when you review others' designs.
• Your suggestions are phrased in a way that stays true to our company values but is still business and user-goal oriented (ex: less debate over pixel perfect, more debate over value)

TEAM

• Your design notes provide the full context necessary to understand the design's functionality.
• Your design notes are clear, thorough, and sometimes include edge cases.
• You collaborate with team members to solve problems together before moving forward in design.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to multiple squads when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability as well as being considered an expert within this discipline

DESIGN

• You offer resources when reviewing other's designs when it helps illustrate your suggestion.
• You consistently improve the designs you review, using reviews as an opportunity to teach teammates about the app and more general platform considerations.
• You're sensitive to the level of experience of the person you're reviewing and tailor your explanations accordingly.

TEAM

• Your design notes anticipate questions and proactively document anything that won't be obvious to a reviewer.
• Your designs are clear, thorough, and include edge cases.
• You proactively reach out to team members to solve problems together before moving forward in design.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can not only employ this ability but where they set the tone for this at the company level

DESIGN

• You inspire others' work to be better with resources, questions, and challenging their assumptions
• You create a safe, positive culture with your expectations and behavior.

TEAM

• You create standards and expectations around design documentation
• You seek to improve and create moments of collaboration at a strategic level, closing the gap between design and other disciplines.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to not just internal teams but the community/industry in general when wielding this ability, and they are recognized by the community/industry as an expert

• You influence executive-level members in the organization to change what it means to collaborate with product design and product in general.