Building a Better Us

A brief discussion about removing ego from our design process and decisions.

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1. building a better us
   @JOSHHEMSLEY
   

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3. my first speaking event
   

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4. “i’m going to
   impress and
   be amazing”
   

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5. is this how i design?
   

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6. what an asshole i am
   

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7. today is no bullshit day
   

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8. hi. i’m
   josh hemsley
   

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9. my journey here
   

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10. started dating
    the girl of my
    dreams.
    (I was 12)
    1997
    

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11. drew band
    logos instead
    of listening in
    science class.
    1999
    but kept the GF — success!
    

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12. tried to play
    college baseball
    and failed.
    2003
    but kept the GF — success!
    

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13. dropped out of
    college and
    delivered pizzas.
    2004
    but kept the GF — success!
    

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14. met this thing
    called myspace.
    learned html?
    2005
    but kept the GF — success!
    

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15. girlfriend starts
    to worry...
    enrolls me in a
    design school.
    2005
    late
    

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16. fell in love...
    with design.
    2006
    but kept the GF — success!
    

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17. graduated from
    design school.
    2007
    and kept the GF — success!
    

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18. got my first full-
    time design job.
    2008
    

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19. moved out
    of state
    2008
    

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20. bought my
    first house
    2008
    

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21. MARRIED THAT
    GIRLFRIEND!
    2008
    

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22. PHWW
    

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23. lost my first
    design job.
    2009
    but kept the wife — success!
    

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24. forced into
    freelance. also
    did some
    agency work
    2009
    mid
    

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25. we had our first
    little human.
    2009
    late
    

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26. got invited to
    dribbble
    2010
    

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27. got a full-time
    job at MyEnergy
    thanks to
    dribbble
    2010
    late
    

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28. also started a
    small virtual
    agency.
    2010
    late
    

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29. we had our 2nd
    little human
    2011
    

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30. hey look, i’m
    popular on
    dribbble
    2012
    

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31. holy job offers
    batman!
    but no thanks.
    2012
    

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32. sold MyEnergy.
    worked at Nest.
    then began
    something new.
    2013
    

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34. great for inspiration
    

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35. great for community
    

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36. great for finding talent
    

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37. great for job leads
    

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38. but like i said,
    no bullshit.
    

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39. fuel for my ego
    

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40. approval from peers
    makes me feel good
    

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43. aren’t we lucky?
    

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44. people crave design
    

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45. story time
    

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46. I assumed everything was
    wrong because it was ugly,
    so I changed it all.
    

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47. it made everyone
    frustrated.
    

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48. our team disappeared.
    

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49. our team disappeared.
    

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50. we were an
    engineering company
    

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51. evolve design into
    everything
    

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52. systematically
    aesthetically
    

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53. we built a process
    

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54. we learned how
    to communicate
    

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55. we learned how
    to adapt
    

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56. we learned how
    to simplify
    

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57. we learned how
    to iterate
    

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58. we learned how
    to solve problems
    

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59. we built a foundation of
    design by building
    better relationships
    

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60. people matter
    

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61. the world now
    knows who the
    designers are
    

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62. 600+
    open engineers jobs
    

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63. 2000+
    other jobs not related to design
    

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64. The Design Driven
    Company
    

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65. The Design Driven
    Company
    

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66. the best design happens
    away from photoshop when
    others can be involved
    

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67. Some of the best designers
    don’t call themselves
    designers. Find them.
    

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68. life/work/design
    all about interaction,
    communication and people.
    

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69. Be proud of what you
    can do TOGETHER.
    

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70. don’t be a jerk.
    say hello.
    THX
    

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