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Designer Onboarding
Helping new people gain the context, relationships and first contribution they need to succeed.
What is Designer Onboarding?
Helping new people gain the context, relationships and first contribution they need to succeed.
What you learn
Give new people context and relationships, then a real first contribution.
When it helps
someone is joining the team, or new people struggle to find context.
Use it at work
- Assign a buddy, and list the people they should meet.
- Explain the product, the customers and how decisions get made.
- Let them watch real work in their first week.
- Plan one small, real piece of work they can finish early.
Your output
For your next new hire, write the first two weeks: who they’ll meet, what they’ll learn, what real work they’ll watch, and one small thing they’ll ship.
Watch for
Leaving new people alone with documents, or giving them busywork.
Related practices
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