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Published in Prototypr

·Apr 13, 2021

How Is AI-Centered Product Design Different?

People who are interested in AI often ask me what an AI designer is, and I’ve attempted to answer that question in this article. I wanted to go a step further, by helping designers and product teams understand how designing AI-based product experiences is different from traditional product design. …

Product Design

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How Is AI-Centered Product Design Different?
How Is AI-Centered Product Design Different?
Product Design

15 min read


Jun 11, 2019

What Is the Role of an AI Designer?

How AI designers are bridging the gap between user needs and technological capabilities. — About 4 months ago, I began managing the product design organization for Facebook’s Artificial Intelligence team. We are a central organization that provides AI services for Facebook, Instagram, and other Facebook apps. We also work to develop new experiences, powered by AI. Before joining the Artificial Intelligence team I had…

Artificial Intelligence

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What is the role of an AI designer?
What is the role of an AI designer?
Artificial Intelligence

6 min read


Jan 31, 2018

The Process of Processing Feedback

I’ve been giving and getting feedback for a while now, as an employee and as an organizational leader. I have to say I don’t think I’ve always been particularly good at processing my own feedback. Over the past few years, I’ve learned to use a repeatable process when receiving feedback…

Feedback

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The Process of Processing Feedback
The Process of Processing Feedback
Feedback

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Aug 9, 2017

How to get that first product design job:

Building your portfolio, getting noticed, and interviewing successfully at tech companies — I recently spoke to a group of students who wanted advice on how to build their portfolios, to stand out to recruiters, and successfully interview at tech companies. Below is the advice I gave which I hope is useful to other designers out there as well. …

Design

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How to get that first product design job:
How to get that first product design job:
Design

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Published in Design Insights from Designer Fund

·May 29, 2017

The mistakes we make in making the case for design.

One of the most common questions I get from designers is, “How did you convince your company to invest in design?” I usually answer that I didn’t, and to an extent that’s true. I’ve more often been asked to work on large design projects that have already been identified, rather…

Design

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The mistakes we make in making the case for design.
The mistakes we make in making the case for design.
Design

5 min read


Apr 19, 2017

How to make it more likely that you’ll earn the same salary as your male co-worker.

April 4th was equal pay day, and it made me think about how frustrating it is that many women still earn less than men for doing the same jobs. …

Women

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How to make it more likely that you’ll earn the same salary as your male co-worker.
How to make it more likely that you’ll earn the same salary as your male co-worker.
Women

7 min read


Mar 17, 2017

The highs and lows of making yourself obsolete, and why so few managers do it.

I’ve been a people manager for over 10 years, but it’s only in the more recent roles I’ve held that I’ve approached team management with the explicit goal of making myself obsolete. If I’m honest, prior to that my focus was largely about earning more scope and responsibility personally. …

Design

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The highs and lows of making yourself obsolete, and why so few managers do it.
The highs and lows of making yourself obsolete, and why so few managers do it.
Design

5 min read


Published in Design Insights from Designer Fund

·Aug 11, 2016

What does it take to enable great product design?

It’s interesting to me that whether I’m talking with designers or business leaders, I often hear variations of the same question: “What does it take to make great design outcomes happen?” CEOs and business leaders ask the question because they want to know how much they need to invest in…

Design

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What does it take to enable great product design?
What does it take to enable great product design?
Design

6 min read


Published in Building Asana

·Aug 27, 2015

Coaching Creative Teams:

Adjust your management style throughout the design process to get better outcomes. Amanda Linden, Head of Design, Asana I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much I enjoy managing creative people, and how managing creatives is different from managing those in less creatively intense roles. One thing that I observe is that what creative people need from me as a…

Design

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Coaching Creative Teams:
Coaching Creative Teams:
Design

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Published in Building Asana

·Feb 11, 2015

The Narrowing Distinction Between Designing for Enterprise vs. Consumer Experiences

by Amanda Linden, Head of Design at Asana In John Maeda’s recent article, “The Distinction Between Designing for Enterprise vs Consumer Customers,” he explains why designing for enterprise is different, and maybe more challenging than designing consumer applications. But, as a person who has designed applications for enterprise companies, as…

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The Narrowing Distinction Between Designing for Enterprise vs. Consumer
The Narrowing Distinction Between Designing for Enterprise vs. Consumer

5 min read

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Amanda Linden

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Director of Product Design at Facebook, previously Head of Design & Brand at Asana.

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