The formalization of "Design Thinking" as steps you can follow to achieve the results of a designer is great for introducing people to design, but it's not necessarily an effective tool being a talented designer. In this episode we discuss the importance of curiosity and how it can be an even better tool than any structured process when trying to solve complex problems.

You don't need wicked design skills to test potential interaction ideas for apps that are already out there. Ever noticed something about Facebook or Airbnb that bugged you and you thought you had a better idea? You can go and try it quickly with a few screenshots and free tools.  

Tools used in this episode: 

You can try the Facebook share limiting prototype yourself and leave us feedback: https://t.maze.co/8901832

We've been thinking a lot about how Pragmatics Studio team will grow. In this episode we give into those thoughts and explore our rationale behind when and how we'll start hiring. 

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Though we're more comfortable moving pixels around, we take a stab at calculating our cash flow so that we can see what numbers we need to make our business work. If you're starting out with freelancing or thinking of starting a studio but you're scared of spreadsheets, this one is for you.

We used Shopify's great cashflow forecast template and tweaked it so it made more sense to us.

Here's a link directly to the Shopify spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Eq1CE8quJei-Lgt_1DdMVzxgv8v-ROpLQiKHT7okHgM/edit#gid=2137285335

You can read more about it from Shopify's website here: https://www.shopify.ca/blog/cash-flow-management

In this first video podcast, we talk about how we are launching our design studio without spending much time building a custom website or branding. A lot of the time, designers get stuck perfecting details before they've even validated if anyone wants to hire them and what clients want to learn about their business.  Subscribe to our channel to see the podcasts as they launch. 

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Welcome to the ShiftSlash podcast where designers Allan and Charlie explore what it means to start a new design agency in 2022. 

Check out our placeholder website: http://pragmatics.studio

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