{"id":435,"date":"2019-11-18T05:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samigardner.net\/?p=435"},"modified":"2019-11-26T05:52:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T05:52:18","slug":"design-challenge-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samigardner.net\/index.php\/2019\/11\/18\/design-challenge-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Challenge Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"435\" class=\"elementor elementor-435\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2425d67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2425d67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2a0824\" data-id=\"c2a0824\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14580be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14580be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to prepare for design challenges?<\/p><p>According to Ian Armstrong, Principal UX Designer, Dell EMC: &#8220;The design test isn\u2019t about getting things right, it\u2019s about showing your process. Don\u2019t be afraid to do that. UX isn\u2019t about having the solution, it\u2019s about knowing how to get there.&#8221;<\/p><p><em>Why whiteboard exercises?<\/em><\/p><p><em>In addition to testing product thinking, whiteboard exercises are a great tool to test candidate against abilities like:<\/em><\/p><ul><li><em>Communicating effectively with the team.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Thinking critically and asking good questions.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Handling feedback \/ constructive criticism.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Performance in a high-pressure environment on a new problem that has a looming deadline.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><em>Whether this is the kind of person the team would like to collaborate with on a day-to-day basis.<\/em><\/p><p>(taken from\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.prototypr.io%2Fproduct-design-exercises-we-use-at-wework-interviews-2ee1f5a57319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/blog.prototypr.io\/product-design-exercises-we-use-at-wework-interviews-2ee1f5a57319<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p><p>Whiteboard Design Challenge Resources<\/p><ul><li>5 Steps to master whiteboard design challenge &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uxdesign.cc\/5-steps-to-master-a-whiteboard-design-challenge-6ecbe9ec38b7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/uxdesign.cc\/5-steps-to-master-a-whiteboard-design-challenge-6ecbe9ec38b7<\/a><\/li><li>Whiteboard Design Challenge Framework &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuxdesign.cc%2Fdesignchallenge-cd7bdb589855\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/uxdesign.cc\/designchallenge-cd7bdb589855<\/a><\/li><li>A Concise Guide to Onsite Challenges &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuxplanet.org%2Fa-concise-guide-to-onsite-design-challenges-7e67293390e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/uxplanet.org\/a-concise-guide-to-onsite-design-challenges-7e67293390e1<\/a><\/li><li>How to Tackle a Design Interview Challenge &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Ftradecraft-traction%2Fweight-watchers-design-challenge-700a23491910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/medium.com\/tradecraft-traction\/weight-watchers-design-challenge-700a23491910<\/a><\/li><li>Working through Design Challenges in Product Design Job Interviews &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuxdesign.cc%2Fworking-through-design-challenges-in-digital-product-design-interviews-d4b118df4265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/uxdesign.cc\/working-through-design-challenges-in-digital-product-design-interviews-d4b118df4265<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Designercize: Practice design exercise generator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdesignercize.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/designercize.com\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to prepare for design challenges? According to Ian Armstrong, Principal UX Designer, Dell EMC: &#8220;The design test isn\u2019t about getting things right, it\u2019s about showing your process. Don\u2019t be afraid to do that. UX isn\u2019t about having the solution, it\u2019s about knowing how to get there.&#8221; Why whiteboard exercises? 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