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Ryo Lu - Systems thinking for product designers

Feb 1, 2024
32:06
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In this episode, Ryo Lu, former designer at Notion, shares insights on the Notion design process, user research for AI, feedback sourcing, design system, portfolio expectations, and operating outside the traditional design role.
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Quick takeaways

  • Notion's design team prioritizes building systems and concepts over designing specific solutions, ensuring flexibility and adaptability.
  • Notion embraces a collaborative design process, valuing open communication and aligning design and engineering efforts.

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Designing with Flexibility and Problem-solving in Mind

At Notion, the design team prioritizes a flexible and adaptable approach to problem-solving. They focus on building systems and concepts rather than designing specific solutions for isolated problems. By creating a generalizable system, Notion ensures that their product can cater to a wide range of users while still maintaining simplicity and ease of use. The design team also leverages the power of AI as a middle layer to enhance the capabilities of the product and provide users with personalized and customizable features. User research plays a crucial role in understanding user needs and priorities and helps guide the design process.

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