Mo Shafieeha

The idea that 'expertise is just pattern-matching is challenging to me because it doesn't seem like it should be so simple. What about creativity? Don't different mechanisms than prototype-based recognition drive creativity? The short answer seems to be 'yes, creativity relies on connecting different ideas, which is independent of expertise. The... See more

Stage 5: Integrated When organizations reach the stage of integrated UX, their UX work has become comprehensive, pervasive, and universal. The organization's important success metrics — that leaders care most about — have a focus on UX or are driven by UX-related work. There is often innovation in UX methods and processes and contributions to the... See more

More listening, less talking The interviewer may just be thinking over the question at hand, so don't rush to fill those silences when you're less experienced.

Partition into “subgroups” The first DAO to partition itself successfully was Yearn Finance. Subgroups can operate independently and focus on specific tasks (development, marketing, etc.). With Yearn's growth and constant product evolution, multiple teams needed to independently handle tasks like front-end UX, core protocol development, and... See more

And since we are on it, I can’t avoid remembering what Bong Joon-Ho, the director of Parasite, said about the Oscars:“The Oscars are not an international film festival. They’re very local. […] Once you overcome the one inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films”.