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“key influencers exist in all effective organizations, but a solid-line org chart won’t tell you where they are” https://www.fastcompany.com/40429623/a-former-navy-seal-on-the-hidden-influencers-in-every-team

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“It’s not a good place for human beings” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/18/foxconn-life-death-forbidden-city-longhua-suicide-apple-iphone-brian-merchant-one-device-extract

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monaco 1967 https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/5945606526333cb101b35e34/e365b8ab7aa002c9aec645486cff2fd69e152ec3_0dde9fb3f5b4867dd8e2b24009a6cdca6b396866_twitter

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drawing dinosaurs to scare children since 2014. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/59446b658dcc95b55f57dcdf/a9abf583c58d583edd791d7ca83b674e316f0a4b_30e81e79f57248898fd89c8ff4d309b3a92d822c_twitter

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everyday. @tuckerschreiber https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/5942dcfb7a4e443f506cd25b/73369e4f70fc46a4ad0af343021a9dca798fb266_b8dad581a79c03a00417d346c985098691ef8d69_twitter

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still got it. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/5942dd4a8dcc957b433743c0/784621a23073ab52c19a404ca3241c7ee02661cd_05f98acae632135fb964e2fc47167104d324b857_twitter

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Mighty Healthy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AgiS-_qWZg

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https://youtu.be/4DB6HNvdxDw

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swamp 🐕 https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/593f4967739b8b150ea26a5e/55d15dd5237c952106bf8f86bf0ccb51018d49b4_6b68973204c9abf43381553454c519aa73d837b4_twitter

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@Pinterest: your app feed is showing >60% ads now. user hostile. awful experience. deleted. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/593f470026333ca02fa93e19/7a53ba4b56085692b3471136960ada3527c5a9a2_3cf79d63138db045623f3175dcac4824815fc1bf_twitter

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this is my confession: I buy my son the Lego kits that I want to build. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/593f2a91c922ac32428b456a/b6d90110a6de9a296c9ff66048862e5183e88fe8_0bfe31b8a7e071f7df55a6427be7a9bbb5dd04a8_twitter

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i'm going to hire Gino to come over for a day and teach me how to Max Chill https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/593d4ec17a4e44a33887cecc/3d36fe21ea0741c9e6d6afba2f8798542186ea6b_b8448b11e82aeb2fa3988a016273484b426e0dba_twitter

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highly recommended peak behind the scenes @ShopifyUX - great bit about the need to balance compassion and rigor as a lead. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/593d5d788dcc9588286bf712/3a259b0eb96fd93faa90030a3401b70e950f005e_ff3f73a85740173294ef16061c8c0a8055e00d42_twitter

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“focus on creating an experience that fosters the same sense of community & connection bt with a new & modern twist” http://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/06/09/anti-social-social-club-frenzy-hoodie/

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Big partnerships and exclusives coming this year. Anti Social Social Club Frenzy Exclusive. http://www.xxlmag.com/lifestyle/2017/06/anti-social-social-club-frenzy-exclusive-collaboration/

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massive 🙌 to @AaronSzymanski and Janice for coming by @ShopifyUX today over lunch & sharing their amazing strategic foresight approach https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/5939c07f6f4d228052a25435/4d78b238e671493b6ac6c079faa8b8311f30dc50_1fc6943ce8cc7742801745fd4e04c1021bdce65c_twitter

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🤔 the new issue of @99u feels very ... familiar, @offscreenmag https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/593874fc5ed0b4125a64b71e/30f64e8fc82c5a3fa16126e5ac8a3b546d782599_7b7977e9efe937590d7a93f45f9c48e30b0126bd_twitter

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"Macro trend: US household debt back at peak level (Q3:2008) and rising." via Meeker's 2017 Internet Trends Report http://www.kpcb.com/internet-trends

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-Prioritise your findings -Share stories (empathy) -Illustrate consequences & benefits -Provide recos & next steps http://uxmastery.com/how-to-turn-ux-research-into-results/

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“If you notice the work of a graphic designer in a scene, they probably haven’t done a very good job.” https://www.creativereview.co.uk/graphic-design-for-filmmaking/

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"a stay there= entering a submarine: the door closes irrevocably behind you, and there is nothing to do but descend" http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/22/gerhard-steidl-is-making-books-an-art-form

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“Start with a user need, not a design” https://medium.com/bridge-collection/the-mistakes-we-make-in-making-the-case-for-design-1b79b87b8633?ref=uxdesignweekly

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Lui http://www.dmowski.co/#/lui-store/

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✌️ https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/593615ca6f4d228545559baf/0e2bdcd2fecaaa9c305705e7cf680a4b37367e6f_04d848274fbb67ed5c930fa166f29955ec27b756_twitter

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👌🏼 summer, now we're talking. (not pictured, 25MM aggressive mosquitos) https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/59332fbd7a4e441216526e94/593872a4e63b281ff6426f6e3271ae9ee4961b2a_ac84db322ea520ef21accf4ed1bfd7ea6c8adeec_twitter

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“viewers of [the 6 sec teaser] had a 300% lift in search queries for 'Orange Is The New Black.'” https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/intl/en-aunz/advertising-channels/video/unskippable-labs-apac-testing-video-ad-lengths-with-netflix/

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“Netflix is also judging TV makers on their hardware” https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/21/8635587/inside-the-netflix-tv-testing-labs

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Netflix is always watching you watching. “the adaptive streaming tests .. are conducted in a matter of hours” https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/its-all-a-bout-testing-the-netflix-experimentation-platform-4e1ca458c15

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waited to wear this until I felt like I was contributing value to team. stoked to start feeling productive & paying down onboarding debt! 📈 https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/592f56ad6f4d223a71fe834b/9598ecfd4ed84300cf384a6cc13c12823d54045a_d0a6a113695347f81655e95d6adecf22bc6471ba_twitter

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"Swedish minimalistic style" The Entire Country of Sweden Just Put Itself on Airbnb http://creativity-online.com/work/visit-sweden-sweden-on-airbnb/51855

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“And it made me wonder what else would change, if we kept watching. ” https://www.justinobeirne.com/a-year-of-google-maps-and-apple-maps

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am generally strongly against screens in museums but when used well they provide a portal into a magic ancient land 🙌@ROMtoronto https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/592ae8be5ed0b4d5384105b4/1981756eb91a5f3d4e999f1e4fd228474e10e3f2_7ae41b1738526efa3cc38ca00c5ec8961f7f2b72_twitter

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ancient fang claw floater 🍤. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/592ae7a6b9b62f39014105b5/eb0e64459080505a86ff1100d5e284220449c4b3_fade54a559b403bd6723d4cbc3d05c0b00b18bf9_twitter

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👁👁👁👁👁 rowing stegosaurus floater with a grabber arm for a mouth. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/592ae817b9b62f3f024105b8/27faf2d1ebb931553399623f8f3cf080f7a46e5d_f33f978aa1ea87184d1ad84e36ef57422124b157_twitter

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"coming home and using the edger after a long week is satisfying" is a peak-dad thought that went through my head this evening. 🤔 https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/5928c982dcab3c9c5a65a138/487c4d4bcc7ab4d8e08c5587b3d9503c.original.jpg

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ux fridays long weekend edition steps it up a notch with a custom family feud board by @iamrvazquez & @mc_patten https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/591f7601dcab3c31039c0ea9/c7ea500a85194974194ddd8aecafa128b0819cf7_d1df3f2a88d6c402801805c1161a08f96d39e2f4_twitter

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ingenious homage, or derivative? Shot For Shot: Blade Runner vs Blade Runner 2049 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrNijjU-2IE

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"Senior level ownership" https://medium.com/plangrid-technology/the-researchers-journey-leveling-up-as-a-user-researcher-a85cd35b53f5

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The "Neptune Directory Editor" from the Xerox Alto, 1973. http://toastytech.com/guis/alto.html

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my daily morbid reminder that we're only here for a short time, and should make choices about how we spend our finite hours accordingly https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/59151533b9b62fbd771be89a/fffc3877e14872510294ee189c065fb9dc2355b0_251a9e3095e2c8f9eea3d1e203f04b2f95865d2b_twitter

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parenting pro-tip: bring a flashlight to the museum. adventure! discovery! https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/591515ad9f605e381ac359e3/5c19bca9063ccc8daddacffbeaab200cbd8d559f_2dd87bcf9d6ef2de38198217121185e4686f4274_twitter

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missing my brief 1-week career as a full-time dinosaur illustrator https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/591514749f605e4713c359e9/96963583a722186678b6ef722102618f05f575d4_44eeb871d2d5e37fa8d7feb252dc777651d39c6e_twitter

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once again, she returns to her natural habitat. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/591310b81bb6ee9f41a967a5/5ffb30e4eb09aaf14f332050131bd70d188aba9f_04344b291147da0e7e6eb4bacd899ae4244d0305_twitter

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🎉 final presentation day in our intro to UX course at @BrainStationTO. amazing work in a short 5 weeks. the best of learning through doing 🔥 https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/55f6e086539e95d018a73a52/590e3012851df5c8677feffe/ce8878e10b18d6f3158da11b92f0847a.original.jpg

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stratospheric. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/590d23c7851df5a254481312/9c33d5907cd4f974a7daa5fd0484b02241309d1e_c560ffc2cf68de43f2c56a4665f558429622fc72_twitter

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being on this amazing team is going to be hard on the wallet. https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/590cd4887f1d34e23f597f4c/e8308ffb32048fac5a3a67e97dc466a0c17d5b51_907189ddf7abe89015d3ddd0298673211ccd09c9_twitter

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Plenty to ponder, indeed. "Plenty of photos to ponder: At the galleries | Toronto Star" https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/visualarts/2017/05/04/plenty-of-photos-to-ponder-at-the-galleries.html

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🔥 'Jardim' by Meera Margaret Singh 🔥 A featured exhibition in the CONTACT Festival 🔥 Opens Saturday! 🔥 https://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/2017/featured-exhibition/zalucky-contemporary-jardim 🔥

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preparing for a meeting with @skanwar by streaming @skanwar's greatest hits. ;) #famousontheintranet https://buffer-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/5909dbde851df5e161086252/6a84eeb57a12a472d2659b9988a5162b6c2215e1_250d5d59c75dfd74de3d1d23ae67fc44dde98be6_twitter

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“[more than] authentic leadership .. [it's] more important that leaders focus on enabling others to be themselves.” https://hbr.org/2017/03/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse