59. Unlearning The Way We Work w/ Alastair Simpson, Dropbox
As the pandemic forced us to adapt to new ways of working, many organizations have embraced the benefits of flexible work arrangements. But as we continue to navigate the remote work landscape, there's still a lot to learn. Let's dive in and learn how Dropbox is designing a virtual-first work cultu…
Design Leader Insights - Alastair Simpson
Alex chats with Alastair Simpson, VP, Design at Dropbox, about implementing a new remote workflow focused on what benefits the employee and productivity, maintaining a level playing field, and how a nonlinear work day operates.
Alastair Simpson - Designing Your Way Up Mt. Business
Alastair Simpson shares how rejection fuels progress, the role design has played in transforming Dropbox’s work culture, and how to build effective executive-level influence.
Highlights include:
What is the beauty of rejection?
Why don’t you like the phrase “getting a seat at the table”?
Why …
How to Influence Through Communication, With Alastair Simpson (VP of Design at Dropbox)
Alastair Simpson is a design leader and mentor, serving as VP of Design at Dropbox. Prior to Dropbox, Alastair was Head of Design at Atlassian, where he helped scale the design team from 20 to over 250. On today's show we chat about craft and how important it is for designers at any level, persuasi…
148 Alastair Simpson, VP
Father, first. Designer, business leader & enabler of teams, second. Wannabe DJ, third :). Currently leading the design team at Dropbox across all creative disciplines; Brand, Product Design, Research, Content Design and Ops.
Episode 9: Alastair Simpson, Evolutionary Biologist
In this episode, we interview Dalhousie University's Dr. Alastair Simpson, an evolutionary biologist. We talk to him about a widely-publicized paper his team landed in the journal Nature last fall, and how studying the genetic information of microbes helps us better understand the evolution of comp…
Preview - Alastair Simpson, Evolutionary Biologist
Meet Alastair Simpson, an evolutionary biologist at Dalhousie University. Full episode drops on Thursday, September 26, 2019.
Alastair Simpson: From professional soccer to leading design at DropBox
Alastair Simpson is accustomed to adaptation. The first half of his life was spent in the pursuit of a professional football career (or soccer as we call it in the States). But things didn’t go as expected, and he found himself searching for a new path in life.
Football taught him discipline and to…
Effectiveness vs. efficiency in design with Dropbox's Alastair Simpson
Episode web page: https://bit.ly/3CBgLhw
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Why things change in QuickBooks
Let’s talk to the man that metaphorically decides to move your cheese.
Why do buttons move in QuickBooks? Who decides when, how, and why Intuit changes how the software works?This episode focuses on the vital role of design in the QuickBooks and how it shapes the way accountants and small business…
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