Best Practices in Remote Design

BEST PRACTICES IN REMOTE DESIGN

MARIANO SUAREZ BATTANCEO MURAL

@mural#remotedesign

JIM KALBACHHead of Customer Success

AGENDA

➔ NATURE OF REMOTE WORK

➔ 5 BEST PRACTICES

➔ Q&A

Why is it every time I ask for a pair of hands, they come with a brain attached? HENRY FORD

The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution … will be its knowledge workers and their productivity. PETER DRUCKER

REMOTE WORK

SURVEY ON REMOTE DESIGN

➔ 275 designers from around the

world

➔ Mostly digital product designers

FREQUENCY OF REMOTE DESIGN

QUALITY OF WORK

BEST PRACTICES

MEET IN PERSON#1

Example: WordPress

SCOTT BERKUN

3 Things You Can Do

1. Plan in-person kickoffs

2. Meet outside of work

3. Find best frequency to

meet

#2 BREAK IT DOWN

Example: IBM

DOUG POWELL - IBM

3 Things You Can Do

1.Create small steps

2.Give detailed instructions

3.Micro-timebox activities

#3 BE PRESENT

Allen Curve

Example: Daily Check-ins with Hanno.co

“Getting into design thinking with MURAL”

1.Hold design standups

2.Be available

3.Confront time zones

3 Things You Can Do

DEMO

#4 WORK VISUALLY

Example: McBeard Media

KAILEY HOWELLCreative Director,

McBeard

3 Things You Can Do

1. Use a visual workspace

2. Take advantage digital

formats

3. Use multiple devices

#5 EXPERIMENT

Example: Remote Lean UX Experiments

JEFF GOTHELFLean UX

1. Pilot an all-digital effort

2. Have patience and

persistence

3. Be the facilitator

3 Things You Can Do

BEST PRACTICES

#1 Meet In Person#2 Break It Down#3 Be Present#4 Work Visually#5 Experiment

FINAL THOUGHTS

Work is not a place, it’s what you accomplish with others.

In the human economy, the most valuable workers will be hired hearts.

QUESTIONS?