99: Organic Backlog Gardening (Erin May & JH Forster)

This week Jaclyn & Kyle catch up on streamlining UI, building landing pages in Hubspot CMS, first impressions of Tailwind, and auto-layout in Figma. Also, we reminisce as we say adieu to Kyle and his tenure on Tentative. 👋🥲

This week Jaclyn & Kyle discuss neglecting your backlog, the emotions around a design sprint, and changes to the design and development team structure at thoughtbot. Become a Sponsor of Tentative!

Nelsy Hubb, Product Manager at Neocova, joins Jaclyn to discuss engaging with outside partners, maintaining a design system, customer feedback, trusting your subject matter experts, design debt, and many, many allusions to The Lord of the Rings. Neocova Spotlight AI Tiger King meets Lisa Frank Nelsy on LinkedIn Become a Sponsor of Tentative!

To wrap up our year, this week Kyle & Jaclyn run a retro for 2020. So put on those comfy pants and join us while they reflect on their most used tools, new amenities, and favorite hobbies of the year; as well as air some behind the scenes goodness. This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh: Enter code TENTATIVE80 to get a total of $80 off, including free shipping Miro Between the World and Me- Ta-Nehisi Coates The Lord of the Rings- J.R.R. Tolkien The Queen's Gambit Become a Sponsor of Tentative!

Lloyd Bennett, designer at thoughtbot London, joins the show to discuss Tones & Shades, his new digital magazine, as well as designing a brand identity, prototyping early in the design process, and animating with intent. This episode is brought to you by: ExpressVPN: Click through to get three months for free Remote Works Podcast Tones & Shades "The Three-Hour Brand Sprint"- Jake Knapp "Reinvention & the Creative Journey"- an interview With Helen Cammock Offscreen Magazine Tones & Shades on Instagram Lloyd on Instagram Become a Sponsor of Tentative!

Adekunle Oduye, UX Engineer at Mailchimp, discusses working on a design-system team, setting goals for 2021, storing documentation in Figma, and conducting user research for design systems. This episode is brought to you by: ExpressVPN: Click through to get three months for free HelloFresh: Enter code TENTATIVE90 to get a total of $90 off, including free shipping Mailchimp Style Guide Essentialism Adekunle on Twitter Become a Sponsor of Tentative!

Ryan Rumsey, founder & CEO of Second Wave Dive, discusses building programs that solve systems problems through design thinking, and struggling with critique. This episode is brought to you by ExpressVPN. Click through to get three months for free. Second Wave Dive Business Thinking for Designers- Ryan Rumsey Ryan's Personal Site Ryan on Twitter Become a Sponsor of Tentative!

Senongo Akpem, author of Cross-Cultural Design, joins the show to discuss design in civic-tech, ways to include cross-cultural design thinking into short engagements, staying dedicated to long-term projects, and memories of Dreamweaver. This episode is brought to you by ExpressVPN. Click through to get three months for free. Cross-Cultural Design- Senongo Akpem A Civic Technologist's Practice Guide- Cyd Harrell curry.cafe Senongo on Twitter Become a Sponsor of Tentative!

From User Interviews, Erin May (VP Growth & Marketing) & JH Forster (VP Product) join the show to discuss hiring during Covid, onboarding remotely, using GitHub for documentation, backlog management, managing team morale while remote, and work on diversity & inclusion initiatives. User Interviews Awkward Silences- User Interviews Podcast Being There Remo The UX Research Flex Stack Rocket Emoji App JH on Twitter Erin on Twitter Become a Sponsor of Tentative!

Hannah Yang, Product Manager of Provider Experience at Oscar Health Insurance, joins us to discuss feature prioritization during COVID, designing towards a KPI goal, customer relationships at small & large companies, qualitative vs quantitative data in health-tech, and the hurdles of working in a regulated industry. This episode is brought to you by ExpressVPN. Click through to get three months for free. TheShareWay Oscar Health Hannah on Twitter Become a Sponsor of Tentative!