Avoid the hotdog problem and other key soft skills for great designers

What are the soft skills that make designers great? I dive into the 3 most important skills that I look for in other designers and try to work on myself everyday. Originally presented at #leanuxsf.

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1. Avoid the hotdog problem and other key soft skills for great designers By Andy Pratt @AndyPrattDesign ! 
 

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10. Avoid the hotdog problem
11. Great designers value team over self
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18. Great designers pick and choose their battles
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19. Diva Talent Talent/Diva Diagram @AndyPrattDesign
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21. Confidence is often confused with the need to be the loudest
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22. “To understand human nature, you must appreciate the power 
 of situations”
 - Sam Sommers, Situations Matter #BrandingFunctions
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25. William Herschel @AndyPrattDesign
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28. Great designers are curious and self autonomous
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29. The Great Fredini - @fredini
30. The Great Fredini - @fredini
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32. Great designers:
 1. value team over self
    2. pick and choose their battles
    3. are curious and self autonomous @AndyPrattDesign