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Nancy Douyon: Listening is the best hiring skill
Publisher |
InVisionApp, Inc
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Business
Design
Interview
Technology
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Business
Design
Publication Date |
Feb 17, 2020
Episode Duration |
01:11:08

Nancy Douyon has a remarkable story that lead her into a career in technology. From her childhood in Haiti, to moving to Boston and taking part in an MIT program as a kid, to running away from home and then teaching as a teenager, and on to design roles at Google and Uber, Nancy’s unconventional path gives her a unique perspective on how to approach product design for an audience that includes everyone.

We chat with Nancy about her initial reluctance to enter a technical field despite her talent, how she thinks about making sure research represents a diverse set of users, and understanding global perspectives in product design.

  • Takeaways:
    • Approach hiring by looking at someone’s story
    • Tips for making user research more representative
    • How to tackle ethical product design

Quick episode summary:

  • 2:03 Roundtable discussion
  • 35:39 Interview with Nancy Douyon

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