5 Ways Nobody Cares About You and How They Make You a Better Designer // ALD 014 — DT101 E132

Photo of Dawan StanfordThis is a Design Thinking 101 episode in the Ask Like a Designer series. Ask Like a Designer helps people explore thinking and solving like a designer. You’ll learn about design thinking, service design, learning design, leading and building high-performing teams, and ways to achieve better outcomes.

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This episode is based on this article: ALD014 // 5 Ways Nobody Cares About You and How They Make You a Better Designer. Read the article and others like it on Fluid Hive’s Ask Like a Designer.

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Show Highlights

[00:51] Your tiny narcissist.
[00:55] The five ways nobody cares about you.
[01:52] Nobody cares what you create.
[02:13] Nobody cares about the problems you solve.
[02:35] Nobody cares what you know.
[02:56] Nobody cares about your experience.
[03:19] Nobody cares if you win.
[03:51] Fluid Hive’s free thinking tool has all of the questions you need to answer to keep your inner narcissist in check.

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