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Dive Into Product
By Varima HenryBusiness
Dive Into Product episodes
- Why UX Designers should learn how to Design Sprint.
Design Sprints help UX designers show client Value fast, They are packed with methods and activities that can be applied in everyday UX work when working in product teams. Take your UX career to the next level by learning how to run and get Design Sprint Buy-in.
See upcoming events here:http://www.varimahenry.com/events/
Learn more about design sprints here: http://www.varimahenry.com/training/
18 min - Adding value and doing meaningful work.
Season 2 | Episode 1 - Happy new year and hope you have a great year ahead. In this episode, I kick off the year with a conversation on how to add value as a UX designer and doing more meaningful work.
Meetings don’t have to be boring time wasters. There are lots of cool tricks you can use to make them focussed, efficient and get problems solved, not just discussed or debated.
Stop running shitty endless meetings that end up in a meeting to discuss the next meeting with no clear next steps.
This problem farming and prioritisation workshop presented by Varima Henry is a complete guide to facilitating your own workshop that creates the freedom needed to come up with creative ideas using structure and discipline for any team.
Join me for the “Facilitate better meetings and conversations workshop” hosted in Johannesburg. See event details here: https://qkt.io/uGeGzs
What to expect
- How to identify problems without discussion
- Note and vote method to keep moving forward
- How to prioritise solutions
- Create team alignment on the next steps
Who should attend
- Anyone interested in running better meetings that always have clear actionable outcomes.
- Project managers, Product owners, UX/UI designers.
Why?
- Attending this workshop will give you a step-by-step recipe to brainstorm ideas and prioritise solutions.
- You will receive material to help you facilitate your own workshop with your team.
- You will understand how to run and facilitate better meetings.
20 min - Happy holidays, Catch you in 2020 🍻
It has been a great year, This is the last episode of S1. A lot more coming in 2020 S2.
Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/
Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a thought leader in Design Sprints and helps design teams in agile and waterfall environments build better products at speed.
Varima has worked as a UX designer in the learning, technology and financial landscape of the South African market. For the past 10 years, he has created a deep understanding of how people learn, use products and the processes that make it all happen. He currently facilitates Design Sprints with design teams across the country, helping them build products that are effective for their customers and users.
www.varimahenry.com
**CONNECT, DM ME**👨🏽💻
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-he...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/varimahenry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varimahenry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/varimahenry/
11 min - Designing for AI using Design Sprints.
In this episode, I discuss designing for AI Using the AI design sprint from 33a.ai. I talk with Mike and Jonas as they share the ideas behind the AI design sprint, how it works and how organizations can benefit from it.
More about 33a.
https://www.33a.ai/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/33a/people/
Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/
Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a thought leader in Design Sprints and helps design teams in agile and waterfall environments build better products at speed.
Varima has worked as a UX designer in the learning, technology and financial landscape of the South African market. For the past 10 years, he has created a deep understanding of how people learn, use products and the processes that make it all happen. He currently facilitates Design Sprints with design teams across the country, helping them build products that are effective for their customers and users.
www.varimahenry.com
**CONNECT, DM ME**👨🏽💻
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-he...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/varimahenry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varimahenry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/varimahenry/
52 min - Skills of the Future - Remote work
In this special feature "Skills of the future" episode, I have a chat with Stephan Dohrn on Remote working.
Connect with Stephan :
https://www.sdohrn.com/
https://medium.com/@sdohrn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdohrn/
Learn more on remote work
https://www.radical-inclusion.com/
https://remote-how.com/
Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/
Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a thought leader in Design Sprints and helps design teams in agile and waterfall environments build better products at speed.
Varima has worked as a UX designer in the learning, technology and financial landscape of the South African market. For the past 10 years, he has created a deep understanding of how people learn, use products and the processes that make it all happen. He currently facilitates Design Sprints with design teams across the country, helping them build products that are effective for their customers and users.
www.varimahenry.com
**CONNECT, DM ME**👨🏽💻
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-he...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/varimahenry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varimahenry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/varimahenry/
35 min - Day Job vs Side Hustle?
I think that people should focus on one or the other and not do both at the same time, I have seen many successful "Sides hustles" that became successful but here is why I think you need to focus on your Personal brand, Career, and Skillset.
Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/
Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a thought leader in Design Sprints and helps design teams in agile and waterfall environments build better products at speed.
Varima has worked as a UX designer in the learning, technology and financial landscape of the South African market. For the past 10 years, he has created a deep understanding of how people learn, use products and the processes that make it all happen. He currently facilitates Design Sprints with design teams across the country, helping them build products that are effective for their customers and users.
www.varimahenry.com
**CONNECT, DM ME**👨🏽💻
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-he...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/varimahenry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varimahenry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/varimahenry/
22 min - What happens after a Design Sprint?👀
This is one of the most asked questions on the internet. What happens after a design sprint? I think there are 3 main ways that things can go after a design sprint. In this podcast episode, I share my thoughts on what happens after the sprint.
Are you a UX designer or a Scrum master in an agile team? Join me on this webinar: 👉🏽https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXEUIbbepP0 , find out how to do better UX in agile environments using Design Sprints.
Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/
Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a thought leader in Design Sprints and helps design teams in agile and waterfall environments build better products at speed.
Varima has worked as a UX designer in the learning, technology and financial landscape of the South African market. For the past 10 years, he has created a deep understanding of how people learn, use products and the processes that make it all happen. He currently facilitates Design Sprints with design teams across the country, helping them build products that are effective for their customers and users.
www.varimahenry.com
**CONNECT, DM ME**👨🏽💻
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-he...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/varimahenry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varimahenry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/varimahenry/
16 min - How to become a Product Designer in South Africa 😎
In this episode I talk about How to become a product designer in South Africa 🇿🇦, I share my personal journey and some of the skills I think one needs to focus on if they want to become a digital product designer in South Africa.
Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/
Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a thought leader in Design Sprints and helps design teams in agile and waterfall environments build better products at speed.
Varima has worked as a UX designer in the learning, technology and financial landscape of the South African market. For the past 10 years, he has created a deep understanding of how people learn, use products and the processes that make it all happen. He currently facilitates Design Sprints with design teams across the country, helping them build products that are effective for their customers and users.
www.varimahenry.com
**CONNECT, DM ME**👨🏽💻
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-he...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/varimahenry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varimahenry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/varimahenry/
28 min - Voice Design Sprints, How they work. (An Interview)
In this episode, I talk to Maaike Coppens about the difference between Product Design Sprints and Voice design sprints. How voice design sprints work and where they can be applied.
Join the conversation using the official #designsprintsa on social media or join the private Design Sprint S.A groups on Facebook and Linkedin.
Find Maaike on the interwebs:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaikecoppens/
https://twitter.com/maaike_coppens
https://www.instagram.com/mcreations.io/
http://www.m-creations.io
Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/
Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a thought leader in Design Sprints and helps design teams in agile and waterfall environments build better products at speed.
Varima has worked as a UX designer in the learning, technology and financial landscape of the South African market. For the past 10 years, he has created a deep understanding of how people learn, use products and the processes that make it all happen. He currently facilitates Design Sprints with design teams across the country, helping them build products that are effective for their customers and users.
www.varimahenry.com
**CONNECT, DM ME**👨🏽💻
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-he...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/varimahenry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varimahenry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/varimahenry/
43 min - How to Run a Usability Test.
This episode is for UX designers who want to find out more about running a Usability test. what it means and what to look out for. Find out the steps in the process from planning to giving feedback back to the client/stakeholders.
Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/
Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a thought leader in Design Sprints and helps design teams in agile and waterfall environments build better products at speed.
Varima has worked as a UX designer in the learning, technology and financial landscape of the South African market. For the past 10 years, he has created a deep understanding of how people learn, use products and the processes that make it all happen. He currently facilitates Design Sprints with design teams across the country, helping them build products that are effective for their customers and users.
www.varimahenry.com
**CONNECT, DM ME**👨🏽💻
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-he...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/varimahenry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varimahenry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/varimahenry/
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About Dive Into Product
From the publisher's feed
Dive Into Product — venture studio founder Varima Henry talks about how companies actually get built.
This isn't a theory podcast. Every episode comes from inside the build — the real decisions, real trade-offs, and real lessons from building digital products and ventures from scratch.
Topics covered: the venture studio model, product strategy, startup validation, product delivery, design, and what it actually takes to build a company that works.
Varima Henry is the founder of Foundry One Group, a venture studio that builds and launches digital companies. She also works with select founders