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52 // The Most Important Soft Skills for Designers with Dillon Winspear


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Dillon Winspear is an experienced UX Designer with a background in marketing and advertising. After 3 startups, Dillon moved into a corporate role with Domo, a business intelligence platform, where he leads a team of UX Designers on their Explorer portfolio. Dillon is also the host of the Designed Today Podcast, where he shares insights heโ€™s gathered throughout his career and shares them with any designer looking to up their game. His guests have ranged from entry-level designers sharing their experiences, to experienced experts.

Today we talk all about the role of soft skills in the work of designers, including:
๐Ÿ‘‰ An overview of the discipline of UX and its evolution as a field
๐Ÿ‘‰ The role of soft skills in both getting and succeeding in your design job
๐Ÿ‘‰ How to become aware of your opportunities for soft skills to work on
๐Ÿ‘‰ Dillonโ€™s take on the most important soft skills for designers

Resources:
๐Ÿ‘‰ Dillonโ€™s podcast: Designed Today
๐Ÿ‘‰ Soft Skills Self Assessment
๐Ÿ‘‰ The Soft Skills Disconnect (Research)

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