The relevant aspects of business to your values and work
by Ryan Rumsey
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So many other people can express the way I feel much better than I can. Mike Monteiro is such a person.
Two years ago, I joined Mike and Erika Hall on Quarantine Book Club, and he asked me, "why should designers learn business?" I gave a very mediocre answer that day. I talked about sense-making, finding confidence in their decisions, and communicating in ways others can understand.
That's all true, but it's not at the core of why I believe designers should learn business. Here's how I'd answer that question now:
Many thanks to people like Mike and Erika for sharing their voices & helping me find mine. Thanks to Brendan Jarvis for hosting Mike on the Brave UX podcast. It's a good jolt & reminder to speak about what I feel.
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