Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques 230. Tech Tools: Use Visuals to Your Advantage
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Sep 18, 2025 
In this engaging discussion, Yuhki Yamashita, Chief Product Officer at Figma, shares insights on enhancing communication through visuals. He emphasizes the power of turning complex ideas into memorable visuals and frameworks, which provide teams with a shared vocabulary. Yuhki highlights the importance of crafting repeatable phrases and visuals to ensure insights are easily communicated and reused. His passion for real-time collaboration tools is infectious, making this a must-listen for anyone looking to improve their communication skills.
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Visual Collaboration Across The Workflow
- Figma lets teams visualize ideas and collaborate in real time across brainstorming, design, presentation, and build stages.
- This unified visual workflow reduces handoffs and keeps work accessible to everyone.
Joining Figma After Seeing It At Uber
- Yuhki joined Figma after seeing it spread virally inside Uber and break down silos between teams.
- The product matched his belief that design should be a cross-functional activity, not siloed to designers.
Make One Visual Takeaway Stick
- People typically retain only a couple of takeaways, so distill complex ideas into a single memorable visual or framework.
- Treat that visual like a meme: make it repeatable and emotionally resonant so it spreads.