pain is temporary, suck is forever: the power of sparring
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NAT JONES • SENIOR DESIGNER • @NATEMSJ
The power of sparring
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B E G I N N I N G O F S PA R R I N G
F E E D B A C K
S PA R R I N G C U R R E N T LY
T H E F U T U R E O F S PA R R I N G
Q U E S T I O N S
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It just doesn’t pop
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My spouse / child /pet doesn’t like it
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I don’t get it
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Pain is temporary, suck is forever
Dr. Michael B. Johnson of Pixar
Photo: Pixar/Disney
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Drive to learn & need for acceptance
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Structure & focus
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Sparring
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Art critique
Photo: Tak Fujimoto
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Design led Structured Inclusive Regular
Photo: Tak Fujimoto
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Beginning
Present
Future
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Problems
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Context
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Structured feedback
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Closing the loop
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Remote teams
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Visual design
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Create journey template in Confluence
Share template, update sparring run sheet
Feedback left on template. Digested by designer
Sparring. Feedback collected in HipChat
Designer collates& actions feedback
Weekly
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Create and share journey template using
SolvesContext Consistency
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Feedback left on template. Digested by designer
Sparring. Feedback collected in HipChat
Designer collates& actions feedback
Create journey template in Confluence
Share template, update sparring run sheet
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Feedback left on template. Digested by designer
SolvesContext Structured feedback Remote teams
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Feedback left on template. Digested by designer
Sparring. Feedback collected in HipChat
Designer collates& actions feedback
Create journey template in Confluence
Share template, update sparring run sheet
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Weekly spar. Feedback collected live using
SolvesStructured feedback Remote teams Closing the loop
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Feedback left on template. Digested by designer
Sparring. Feedback collected in HipChat
Designer collates& actions feedback
Create journey template in Confluence
Share template, update sparring run sheet
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Designer collates and actions feedback
SolvesStructured feedback Closing the loop
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Share template, update sparring runsheet
Feedback left on template. Digested by designer
Sparring. Feedback collected in HipChat
Designer collates& actions feedback
Weekly
Create journey template in Confluence
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Exercise: Visual design
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human
PQ
technical
PQ
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Measure
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Case study
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v1
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v1
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Themes
Modal
Casual language
Cross sell
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v2
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v2
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Themes
Unclear call to action
Cleaner
Server hosting too strong
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v3
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Themes
Mis-matched image
Form placement
Call to action too casual
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Shipped
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New product signup
+15%
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Beginning
Present
Future
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Scale
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Beginning
Present
Future
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Structure & focus
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medium.com/designing-atlassian
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Thank you!
NAT JONES • SENIOR DESIGNER • @NATEMSJ
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Questions?