Remote, Together: Craft and Collaboration Across Disciplines, Time Zones, and a Design Org of 170+

How can remote workers stay connected without burning out? At Wayfair, it quickly became clear that virtual happy hours and virtual team lunches were adding time to peoples’ schedules without really adding value. Rusha Sopariwala is a Senior Manager of Product Design at Wayfair, and she helped her team pivot to important new rituals for remote teams, like dedicated “focus times” to lighten meeting loads, mindfulness over different time zone differences, and “camera off” meetings to reduce employee exhaustion. In this episode, get a taste of what Rusha will cover during her presentation at Design at Scale 2022 this June 8-10 — from tips for helping remote employees share their passions, to creating remote connections without adding to potential burnout. Learn more about Rusha: https://rosenfeldmedia.com/design-at-scale-2022/speakers/rusha-sopariwala/ Rusha recommends: Hidden Brain Podcast by Shankar Vendentam which dives into human brains and just how we perceive and think and how our unconscious patterns drive our behaviors. It really makes science digestible in a beautiful story. It humbles me as we design human centered experiences, just how complex we are! https://www.npr.org/series/423302056/hidden-brain Follow Rusha on Instagram and LinkedIn www.instagram.com/rrrusha www.linkedin.com/rrrusha