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Musings, learnings, frameworks, accolades, features, and bookmarks. Updated sporadically despite many attempts to create a habit.
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January 2022
Personal
Personal
2021 — a year of unexpected growth
2021 was different for me for many reasons. This is a year in review that started as a couple of bullet points and ended up being a long form therapeutic writing experience. Brace yourself before diving in.
Podcast favs & recs from 2021
I spent a ridiculous amount of time in 2021 listening to podcasts. I collected my favorites and those of my friends on Instagram.
December 2021
Work notes
Work notes
3 things that have helped me become a better designer
An attempt to distill the myriad of things I’ve learned over the past decade to just three that have had the most impact on my design practice.
October 2021
Work notes
Work notes
Akshan.readme
A long-ish document about my management principles and quirks that I share with new team members (or when I join a new team).
September 2021
Podcast
Podcast
The Clearleft Podcast: Innovation︎︎︎
I had the wonderful opportunity to join a discussion with a diverse group of practitioners on innovation, how it’s often misunderstood, sometimes over-glamourized, and so difficult to get right.
August 2021
Work notes
Work notes
Key tenets of high-performing cross-functional product teams
Mostly agreeable but extremely rare to find.
May 2021
Article
Article
Running a homemade relief effort in response to India’s COVID-19 crisis from afar︎︎︎
Barbara, Sanya, and I set up and ran a remote volunteer network of doctors in May 2021 to help with the deadly second wave of COVID-19 in India.
We wrote about our journey and how we ran the service, hoping to inspire and enable anyone else who might want to run a similar initiative in response to a public health crisis.
April 2021
Interview
Interview
Interview with 8px Magazine︎︎︎
I shared my thoughts with 8px magazine on leading a team remotely, balancing work and life as a new parent during the pandemic, storytelling, collaboration, and a few other fun things.