Derek Boman
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About

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ABOUT ME

Resumé

Hi. I’m a product and design leader at Socratics.ai, where we're driving 10x productivity improvements for finance professionals in investment banking, private equity, and asset management.

I'm passionate about designing software that stands for something and positively empowers its users. I’m a lifelong learner who doesn’t mind digging in and learning new skills or taking on new areas of ownership.

I'm a rare designer with formal business training, I’m fascinated by the overlap of strategic and design thinking.

I’ve worked in various settings including an AI startup, consumer fintech, creative agency, in-house digital marketing, as a self-employed UX consultant, and enterprise SaaS.

I love mentoring younger designers as part of my day job and as a volunteer through the Utah chapter of ProductHive. I also teach an introductory UX online course in the evenings.

thoughts on design leadership

 
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View fullsize 012. Accessibility (a11y) is the practice of building websites and apps that are inclusive to all users. . For New Year’s, my family vacationed in St George, Utah. We took our kids to an amazing all-abilities park that reminded me of the impor
View fullsize 011. I’ve finished 40 books so far in 2021. Here are 5 of my favorite for leaders and designers. . Any recommendations I need to put on my list for 2022? . #readinglist2021 #designleadership #ux #productdesign
View fullsize 011. The second attribute in my UX Skill Framework: Builder (in no particular order btw). . Designers end goal should not be to create a portfolio. The end goal should be to solve users problems by shipping products. Designs in Figma will never do
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View fullsize 009. There are lots of bad products out there. Never forget we design for humans. People hire your app to do a specific job or meet a specific goal. . #ux #uxdesign #userexperience #ucd #usercentereddesign #productdesign #productdesigner #jtbd #jo
View fullsize 008. How do you improve critical-thinking and problem solving abilities? What do you look for when assessing these skills in others? . In UX, these are critical skills in order to make sure you (a) ensure you’re solving the true problem and (b
View fullsize 007. They say “A prototype is worth a thousand meetings.” . An incredible thing about design tools today is that you can very easily creating something so real that a customer or research participant can momentarily suspend disbelief to