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STEP-BY-STEP

Less theory, more tactics.

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Actionable

SOURCE Guides are written around the specific circumstance of helping teams determine what steps they should take next. No fluff or keyword stuffing, just advice you debate or can act on.

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Modular

We recognize that it’s very difficult to adopt someone else’s process wholesale. SOURCE Guides are written in modular steps so that you can take what you need and discard the rest.

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Approachable

Our guides are written in a plain, straightforward format so that anyone from early career to advanced professionals can interpret each step and discuss within their teams.

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Global

Your users and teams have varying backgrounds and expectations. SOURCE Guides share the experience of Experts from around the globe to help you navigate an every-changing world.

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Hyper tactical advice you can act on.

No need to reinvent the wheel. Our Step-by-step, how-to guides share how real teams build systems and grow teams.

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Practiced by the best teams.

No two companies are the same but the best teams have a lot in common. We’ve invited Experts to share their best practices in ways that are easy to understand and follow.

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FEATURED

Fictional stories that bring
real issues to life

EXTREME HOTEL ROOMS

What if a hotel app took customizing guest rooms to the extreme?

Stay Your Way, a SOURCE Short Story follows the Kingshorse Boutique Hoteliers as their new app lets guests customize hotel rooms into anything they can imagine.

PET FOOD INNOVATION

What if a pet food company invented treats that could make dogs talk?

New Tricks, a SOURCE Short Story follow Jules and her dog Indiana Bones as they navigate the unexpected consequences of a new line of pet treats.

TECH IN RETAIL

What if the newly installed cosmetics try-on mirrors actual deceive customers?

Self Reflection, a SOURCE Short Story follows Emily Rodriguez as she tries to convince managers that Prettifeye’s make up try-on mirrors are an ethical failure and a huge PR blunder in the making.

ROBOTS AMOUNG US

What if a robot designed to prevent shoplifting starts making lethal mistakes?

Loss Prevention, a SOURCE Short Story follows a team of engineers who need to live-troubleshoot a shoplifting prevention robot with a lethal design flaw.

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Reactions from our community

I love it all, and this sentence stood out:

Leadership is not about the use of power, nor is it about one’s place in the organization, or the projects they own it’s about leveraging trust with integrity.

Bravo Seth Johnson

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Guide #027 How to grow design leaders within complex organisations

“Leaders can appear at any level of the organisation”.

It’s a very powerful opening sentence! Thanks for sharing the guides.

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Guide #027 How to grow design leaders within complex organisations

Wow this is really great content! Thank You!👏🏼

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Guide #025 How to prepare your design system for external contributors

Great write-up here. Karina! I loved how you mixed in tactics that remain scalable over time.

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Guide #024 How to approach UX design for B2B digital products

Great Piece! Zariah Cameron. My favorite part is when you say that “you don’t need to have a role dedicated to equity design to start a discussion or to advocate for equity design practices.”

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Guide #021 How to help your digital product teams become more equity-centered

This is great Tonisha! I really love the point about creating a safe space for collaboration.

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Guide #026 How to help your team become better at cross-team collaboration

Awesome piece Zariah, thanks for putting this into the world!

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Guide #021 How to help your digital product teams become more equity-centered

Great reading this, Karina!! Great work!

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Guide #024 How to approach UX design for B2B digital products