Ben Hernández

Design + Tech (He/Him)

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

After a long hiatus the IveBenThinking podcast is back! In this episode, I have a great conversation with Product Innovation and Joyful Design Thinking leader @HemanSpeaks about his unique perspective on being a designer and finding joy in his occupation.

https://t.co/sOSzmfbYyZ

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

@danielthall Just ate at TB00001 in Abilene yesterday…

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

How it should work. #Ux #design

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

5 years into my time at a fintech start-up and I now casually use expressions like "I'm bullish on
[thing]" in my everyday speech - does that make me a "finance bro"?!?!

[Jon 🦊 Fox | Product Design Leader🧢 @JonFoxUX]

When you try to make all of your users happy at the same time. #UX

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

Thanks to @stevenray & @raydawg88 for having me on @UXweekly. I get candid about my mental health struggles, getting help, how I live with them as a leader and person, and how I’ve approached leading my team during the pandemic. #ux #mentalheath https://t.co/DAzBMoS05x

[Stark @getstarkco]

due to inflation 16px is now 32px

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

@mbxtr It's like 2005 problems all over again!

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

Like a monologue of what’s happening in my head right now :)

[Brad Frost @brad_frost]

✎ Design systems are for user interfaces: https://t.co/EyjoP7kGmW

In this post, I talk about how I've recently refined my definition of "design system" to reflect some hard-earned lessons.

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

Hey design friends I’m hiring again! @bestow_inc is looking for 2 product design managers to join our team(DAL/ATX or Remote).

https://t.co/ikDxrKD2Ke

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

@jessiofhall Had a similar experience with a waitress in Montreal…

[₮₳⋓$$ @RyanTauss]

Cultivating an atmosphere where hard work and impulsive fun are highly visible are simple but highly effective principles for building an incredibly talented team that produce very high quality body of work.

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

When force feed your Uber app “airport” rather then use the default current location and then aggressively approach strangers for help, only to dismiss that help and say “so you’re not going to help me?!?”It’s not the app’s fault it’s yours. #technologyapologies

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

@ronniecjohnson It’s a great deal for sure. I’ve been using mine as dedicated audio recording and editing rig. It’s great. Only complaint is that I can only plug in a single Thunderbolt Display (if 5k)

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

@danielthall …I see what you did there.

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

Can we normalize the concept of describing yourself professionally by what you do not your title/level?

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

@nosinging And by “It” I mean both It and you…

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

@nosinging Wish I was in Brooklyn so I could check it out.

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

Hot take for my fellow product people - just because an external, sometimes immovable requirement limits scope or guides direction, don't let it dictate your vision. You're better than that.

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

I have seen 1st hand the power of putting ambitious early-career folks in a position to be successful. Being not set up for these folks is often a cop-out for managers who aren't willing to get more hands-on with their teams. It's hard, but so is finding good people to hire.

[Natalie Armendariz ☻ @natalievi]

Maaaaaybeeeeee you wouldn’t have a hard time finding good designers to hire if you just hired early career designers and gave them a chance to be a good designer. 🤷‍♀️

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

@whengoodenough Haha, you and a bunch of other experiences have taught me that…now I need to figure out how to teach that myself.

[Ben Hernández @ivebenthinking]

More and more I feel like the ability to deal with and thrive in an environment full of ambiguity is an invaluable professional skill...if only it was something that schools could teach you.