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Episode 6  |  50:54 min

Integrating a Design Practice

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Episode 6  |  50:54 min  |  01.06.2021

Integrating a Design Practice

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This is a podcast episode titled, Integrating a Design Practice. The summary for this episode is: <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakiclark/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jaki Clark</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseycumbow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Casey Cumbow</a> of <a href="https://www.lessonly.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lessonly</a> joined us to share&nbsp;their journey of adding a Design Practice into Lessonly's well-established engineering and product development groups.</p><p>While Lessonly had design capability prior to Jaki coming onboard, she brought a more strategic and integrated approach to their teams. As engineering and design leaders,&nbsp;Jaki and Casey talked through techniques, practices, and systems that have helped the organization level up over the past 18 months.</p><p>You can find more information about this podcast at <a href="https://sep.com/software-development-resources/software-development-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sep.com/podcast</a> and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!</p>
Takeaway 1 | 00:51 MIN
Jaki describes how design has evolved at Lessonly.
Takeaway 2 | 01:03 MIN
Casey describes the growth she's seen in Lessonly's design practice under Jaki's leadership.
Takeaway 3 | 01:26 MIN
Jaki shares how Lessonly has implemented Dual-Track Agile.
Takeaway 4 | 01:04 MIN
Jaki explains how a mind map helped her communicate expectations during her first weeks at Lessonly.
Takeaway 5 | 01:10 MIN
Casey describes how Lessonly's design growth has increased the team's confidence in what they're building.
Takeaway 6 | 01:49 MIN
Jaki explains how designers' influence on the product have helped communicate its usability and value.
Takeaway 7 | 01:44 MIN
Jaki explains how the product team gathers feedback from the whole company.
Takeaway 8 | 00:43 MIN
Jaki shares her vision for operational design at Lessonly.
Takeaway 9 | 02:07 MIN
Casey and Jaki share how they plan to measure success for their customers.