{"id":302,"date":"2020-12-06T14:25:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T18:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0157\/?p=302"},"modified":"2020-12-06T14:38:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T18:38:16","slug":"examining-your-design-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0157\/examining-your-design-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Examining Your Design Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As depicted above, in any particular project there are a number of roles\/hats that I will typically play, as well as a number of skills, or “superpowers” and tools that are employed. While a number of tools (i.e. Microsoft Office, Teams\/Zoom, Google Docs)\u00a0 and skills (i.e. Problem-Solving) tend to be used in all roles, typically the skills and tools used depend on the role played:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Role<\/td>\nSuperpower\/Skills<\/td>\nTools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Management<\/td>\nListening<\/p>\n

Simplification<\/p>\n

Time Management<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

Freedcamp<\/p>\n

Pen\/Paper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Quality Assurance<\/td>\nAttention to Detail<\/td>\nJIRA<\/p>\n

HTML\/CSS\/Javascript<\/p>\n

Databases<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Interpreter<\/td>\nListening<\/p>\n

Simplification<\/p>\n

Visualization<\/td>\n

Pen\/Paper<\/p>\n

Articulate<\/p>\n

Graphic Design software (Photoshop, Concepts, etc.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Educator\/Instructional Designer<\/td>\nUX\/UI Design<\/p>\n

Visualization<\/p>\n

Tenacity<\/p>\n

Attention to Detail<\/td>\n

Pen\/Paper<\/p>\n

Articulate<\/p>\n

Graphic Design software (Photoshop, Concepts, etc.)<\/p>\n

All other tools depicted<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Guide<\/td>\nListening<\/p>\n

Simplification<\/p>\n

Empathy<\/td>\n

N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devil’s Advocate<\/td>\nEmpathy<\/p>\n

Contextual Understanding<\/p>\n

Listening<\/td>\n

N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Again, this all depends on the context, situation and role. For instance, when managing a project there are different problems to be solved when compared to design work, though the skill itself is the same. Similarly, guiding a client or playing devil’s advocate doesn’t require any special tools, though it does require more empathy than, say, quality assurance might since quality assurance, being a technical role, does not typically require any client interaction. The client will submit a ticket, which the project manager would assign, and the quality analyst will complete checking. As someone who prefers a wide array of varied tasks, this makes it interesting provided that time can be properly managed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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