@ben_ralph

Sustainably minded designer 🌱, optimist 🙌  and automation wizard 🪄 Founder of Impact Positive and Co-founder at @beakerandflint

 Richmond, Melbourne
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Joined September 2008
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We're giving away one whitelist reservation to a random person who retweets this within the next 24 hours. Must be following so we can DM you if you win. RT + Comment #IONX
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If you are interested in working with us, we'd love to hear from you. studiomass.com.au/jobs/ #designjobs #ui #ux #designer #midweight #digital #productdesign #applynow
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Replying to @PSInnovate @beakerandflint
Having fun live scribing all these cool talks!! #innovationmonth2020 @PSInnovate @beakerandflint
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Glen Maddern@glenmaddern1 Jul 2020
Damn son, I almost got phished. @1Password just saved my bacon. That was close. Even though I was suspicious, I still almost got fooled.
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When @mac90kh, Reggie James and I started Beaker & Flint over two years ago (although it feels much longer than that now 😅), we always wanted to open up what we did as consultants and create a platform for helping people. This effort has had many false…lnkd.in/g8a6vNd
Tech debt in real life! youtu.be/Ox_Wm6XQnxI

Why unemployment sites crash but Netflix doesn’t

State unemployment insurance systems are getting crushed by a flood...

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”Lean back, listen more and be humble.”
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All words are made up.
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remember when we argued over hamburger menus – at Geelong, Victoria
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Autonomy isn't just 'working on your own,' autonomy is being handed a problem (not a solution) and being trusted to solve it. Teams should be autonomous, and individuals should be collaborative. blog.prototypr.io/the-messy-…
“…Part of the reason autonomy gets sapped from a system is the omnipresent pressure on product (and others) to get upstream and try to figure stuff out. They don’t do this to intentionally sap the autonomy of anyone…they’re actually doing this to help and because keeping people engaged and busy is rewarded by leadership. They are feeding the feature…” from “The (Messy) Shift to Starting Together” by John Cutler.

ALT “…Part of the reason autonomy gets sapped from a system is the omnipresent pressure on product (and others) to get upstream and try to figure stuff out. They don’t do this to intentionally sap the autonomy of anyone…they’re actually doing this to help and because keeping people engaged and busy is rewarded by leadership. They are feeding the feature…” from “The (Messy) Shift to Starting Together” by John Cutler.

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The most inspiring glimpse of what the world might look like in 2030. Probably won’t sleep tonight 🤓 stevesammartino.com/2019/04/…

Your World in 2030 - Steve Sammartino

Ten years is not a very long time, but in a world of exponential technology, a lot can happen. So I thought I’d provide some predictions for the world by 2030. Thirty of them, to... [ READ POST ]

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The US government could regulate the use of dark UI patterns and A/B testing for companies with over 100 million monthly active users. Thoughts? theverge.com/2019/4/9/183021…

Big Tech’s ‘dark patterns’ could be outlawed under new Senate bill

It’s one of the first bills expected out of Warner’s office

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Tom Albrighton@tomcopy4 Apr 2019
‘So what changed?’ ‘Er, we made the bent staple straight and changed the font’ *Commissions Hans Zimmer soundtrack*
Ryan@rysimmons3 Apr 2019
capitalism is definitely not a cult. this is all cool and normal
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I was just a little proud of myself for not knowing Facebook and Instagram had gone down for over 24 hours yesterday. Although I did find out about it on Reddit.... 🤔 #lifegoals
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An aspect of Experience Design I enjoy is that it encourages an extensive and diverse reading list that embraces other disciplines.
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"How do we move the conversation away from dystopia, and not to utopia?" I really relate to this. It is easy to be pessimistic right now but as designers, we need to constantly discuss and articulate a positive AND realistic message of the future. design.co/design-in-tech-rep…
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The Doctor said he needed to cut the finger to remove the ring. The Goldsmith said he needed to cut the ring to remove it. What did the Engineer do?
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"A comprehensive (and honest) list of UX clichés" - @fabriciot uxdesign.cc/a-comprehensive-…
“‘Double diamond’Hey, we need a slide in this deck that represents our design process — can you come up with something that is relatively simple to understand, that will make us look less chaotic than we actually are?” from “A comprehensive (and honest) list of UX clichés” by Fabricio Teixeira.

ALT “‘Double diamond’Hey, we need a slide in this deck that represents our design process — can you come up with something that is relatively simple to understand, that will make us look less chaotic than we actually are?” from “A comprehensive (and honest) list of UX clichés” by Fabricio Teixeira.

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