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Why Design Teams Need Psychological Safety

What is psychological safety, and why do your designers need it? Digital designer Alejandro Velasco explains how to create a workplace environment that increases creativity, productivity, and talent retention.

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Alejandro Velasco

Alejandro is a digital product designer specializing in user-centered design, UI/UX, and developing visual and interaction languages. He operated as the senior designer on projects with New Relic, Telefónica, and Personio. Alejandro has a master’s degree in industrial and product design from the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan.

Pivoting to First-party Data? Why Concierge Service Is Key

Unpopular third-party tracking tactics are on the decline. Pivot to a first-party data strategy to bolster customer relationships and boost revenue potential.

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Keith Pieper

Keith is Senior Vice President of Product at Dentsu, one of the largest marketing and advertising agency networks in the world. He has 25 years of experience leveraging technology to create data-driven business solutions and specializes in identifying revenue opportunities, simplifying complex problems, and designing go-to-market strategies.

The Ultimate UX Guide for Designers and Organizations

This comprehensive UX guide provides helpful tips, insights, and resources for aspiring creatives, seasoned designers, and business leaders who want to understand how user experience design can strengthen their organization.

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Stewart Pressney

Stewart is a UX designer who specializes in prototyping and web app design. He has worked with clients such as The Clorox Company, CBRE, and Altium, and developed an award-winning design and prototyping workflow for industries including healthcare, education, and e-commerce.

The Benefits of Formosa Crypto Wallet Management

Formosa enhances crypto wallet management by leveraging easy-to-remember, themed security sentences rather than traditional and disparate recovery keywords. Formosa is secure, intuitive, and efficient.

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Yuri da Silva Villas Boas

Yuri is a security engineer and the creator of the password format Formosa and SRVB, an asymmetric cryptosystem. An expert in the design and verification of protocols and cryptography, his background spans statistics, physics, and mathematics. Yuri has a master’s degree in computer science from Brazil’s Federal University of Santa Catarina.

Create a Bestselling Product by Evaluating Customer Pain Points

How do you know whether a product is worth creating—and if it will sell? Start with this guide to uncover the value of your next product idea.

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Gabriel Ignacio

Gabriel is a product manager and marketing expert with more than a decade of experience. After starting out as a brand manager for Nestlé handling major assets such as Nestea, Häagen-Dazs, and Nescafé, he became a digital product manager at Citibank, and later Head of Product at Royal Bank of Canada, specializing in crypto and digital assets. Gabriel has co-founded and invested in numerous startups focusing on emerging technologies. He also lectures at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Product Manager vs. Product Owner: Who’s Who?

Product management has evolved to encompass numerous roles, each with its own skill set and knowledge. So which one does your business need?

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Douglas L. Ringer

Doug is a senior product manager and executive coach who has led teams at Fortune 500 companies including GE, Honeywell, and Ericsson. Over his two decades of experience, he has helped numerous businesses increase efficiency, revenue, and product quality.

Mastering Another Dimension: An Isometric Illustration Tutorial

Isometric illustrations improve user experience and engagement—but they’re time-consuming to create. This tutorial teaches designers an easier, faster way.

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Majo Puterka

Majo is a digital product designer who has worked with clients such as Fantasy Interactive, Zypsy, and Studio Echt. He specializes in UI design for apps, motion graphics, and illustration.

How to Use Coaching in Organizational Change Management

Whether it’s introducing a new organizational structure, tool, or process, project managers are often agents of change. Help team members adapt and thrive with these four strategies.

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Lir Cowman

Lir is a project management expert and certified coach who helps companies navigate organizational change and transform business processes. She has consulted for a number of global companies, including Google and GlaxoSmithKline (now GSK), and holds an MBA in technology management.

How Forensic Accounting Can Supercharge Your Financial Risk Analysis

In an increasingly volatile business environment, companies need to step up their risk management game. Forensic accounting can help spot oncoming problems before it’s too late.

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Christopher Holloway

Christopher is a Senior Writer at Toptal with 13 years of experience researching and writing about how technology transforms sectors like banking, business, manufacturing, and healthcare. He was previously the business and technology editor at AméricaEconomía and has developed content for Sony Pictures, Johnson & Johnson, Mini, and LATAM Airlines.