Something I wish I had when I was starting out. Last year, this time, I was a final year Computer Science Engineering student frantically filling out my graduate applications; nervous because I was close to the finish line. …

It’s spring! And in celebrating growth, I’ve been reflecting on habits I’ve developed working in the tech industry and I wanted to share 3 things I do to be a better thought partner to my teams at Doordash! Collaborating with PMs on Product Briefs If you want to be a better thought partner on your team…

As we get closer to the final design sprint, here are 3 things we’ve learned about prototyping for success. Looking at all dimensions of fidelity Instead of focusing primarily on visual fidelity, we focused on all 5 — visual, interaction, breadth, depth, and content. As designers, we realized that we were wasting a lot of time…

How might we have productive conversations about wicked problems? What are wicked problems? Unlike the linear problem-solving we’re all comfortable with, wicked problems aren’t discussed to devise a solution (necessarily). …

Secondary research synthesis, brainstorming hypotheses, designing “pretotypes” — we’ve been busy. A quick recap of where we are At the end of sprint 2, we were wrapping up our stakeholder interviews and starting to think about our goals and plans for primary research. …

Introducing the MHCI Program Carnegie Mellon’s Master of Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI) is an intensive year-long (three semester) program focused on preparing students for successful careers in user experience and human-computer interaction. During our first semester, we developed a strong set of foundational skills in design, research, and front-end development through…

A card game about weird things our body does. — Diva Agarwal, John Chae, Salonee Gupta, Animesh Singh, Vera Wei, Yufeng Zhao Stigma and taboos around women’s health prevail across most cultures and societies. Because of the stigma attached to topics such as menstruation, body hair, and sexual pleasure, women often struggle to find a safe space to openly discuss…