Dive Club 🤿 Aashman Goghari - Tackling complex design challenges at Palantir
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Mar 1, 2025 Aashman Goghari, a Design Lead at Palantir, shares his expertise in navigating complex design challenges within a data-rich environment. He emphasizes the art of problem decomposition and discusses effective strategies for collaborating with backend engineers. Aashman delves into the significance of systems thinking, using insights from design challenges at Palantir's Foundry platform. He also explores the balance between edge cases and user-friendly pathways while empowering designers through mentorship and collaboration.
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Artisanal Software
- Foundry aims to create artisanal, bespoke software tailored to specific user needs.
- It prioritizes depth and functionality over broad, generic solutions.
Onboarding Philosophy
- Design onboarding for users willing to invest time for long-term gains.
- Prioritize depth and complexity upfront for powerful tools like Foundry.
Balancing Simplicity and Power
- Use progressive disclosure and redundancy to balance simplicity and power.
- Conceal complexity initially, but provide access for advanced users.