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#design #empty-states #ux

Design: Make an Empty State That Teaches, Not One That Apologizes

I have an empty state in my product and right now it's a sad illustration with '...

productivity Intermediate

Productivity: Design a Habit That Survives the Week I Don't Feel Like It

I want to build a habit of [HABIT]. I've started it before and stopped. The patt...

#productivity #habits #behavior-change

#design #accessibility #a11y

Design: Make Our Product Accessible Without Just Adding Alt Text and Calling It Done

We're improving accessibility on [PRODUCT]. The audit will catch missing alt tex...

#design #design-systems #components

Design: Decide Whether to Start a Design System or Just Have Consistent Components

Our team keeps debating whether to invest in a real design system: [TEAM SIZE, N...

#hr #onboarding #new-hire

hr Intermediate

Design a 30-Day Onboarding Plan That Doesn't Rely on the New Hire Asking Questions

I'm onboarding a new hire and I want the first 30 days to set them up for succes...

#finance #budgeting #freelance

finance Intermediate

Build a Personal Budget That Survives Irregular Income (Freelancer or Commission)

I'm a freelancer with irregular income. Some months are $12K, some are $3K. Most...

hr Intermediate

Design an interview loop that surfaces real skill instead of interview skill

Our interview loop is good at filtering for people who interview well, not neces...

#hr #hiring #interviews

#design #design systems #components

Start a design system when you only have time to design the next thing

We need a design system. We don't have time for a 6-month 'systems audit.' I hav...

#productivity #habits #behavior change

productivity Beginner

Build a habit by starting embarrassingly small

I want to build a habit of [HABIT — e.g., journaling, exercising, reading, deep ...

#design #accessibility #a11y

Make a design accessible without making it ugly

Review the design below for accessibility issues and help me fix them without ma...

#hr #onboarding #new-hire

hr Intermediate

Design a first-week schedule that doesn't drown a new hire in fire-hose meetings

I'm onboarding a new hire next week for [role]. The default playbook is 20 meeti...

#weekly review #meetings #agenda

business Beginner

Run a 25-minute weekly review that catches problems before they grow

Design a 25-minute weekly review meeting for a 6-person team. The goal is to sur...

#onboarding #first week #new hire

hr Beginner

Plan a new hire's first week so they leave Friday feeling useful

Design a first-week plan for a new hire joining a 12-person team. The goal: by F...

Find the one screen in a flow that loses 40% of users

Walk me through diagnosing a drop-off in a user flow. I have funnel numbers acro...

#UX #funnel #drop-off

#design system #patterns #decision

Decide whether a one-off pattern should join the design system

I designed a one-off pattern for a specific feature. The PM wants to add it to t...

#slo #data-quality #pipelines

data Advanced

Design a Data Quality SLO Framework for a Critical Pipeline

Act as a data reliability engineer. Help me design a data quality SLO framework ...

#lesson-plan #ubd #curriculum

education Intermediate

Write a Backwards-Designed Lesson Plan from a Single Learning Goal

You are a curriculum designer trained in Understanding by Design. I will give yo...

#interview #hiring #engineering

hr Advanced

Build a Structured Interview Loop for a Senior Engineering Role

Act as a head of engineering hiring. Design a 5-stage structured interview loop ...

#calibration #performance #bias

hr Advanced

Design a Calibration Meeting Process That Reduces Manager Bias

You are a compensation and performance design specialist. Design a calibration m...

#education #curriculum #prompt-engineering

education Intermediate

Design a 4-week course on prompt engineering for high-school teachers

I am designing a free 4-week course for high-school teachers (not technical) on ...

#productivity #inbox-zero #email

productivity Beginner

Design an inbox-zero process that survives a vacation backlog

I'm coming back from 2 weeks off with 1,200 unread emails. Help me design a tria...

Redesign a checkout flow that abandons after step 2

Our checkout drops 50% of users between step 2 (shipping) and step 3 (payment). ...

#design #ux #checkout

#coding #testing #unit-tests

coding Intermediate

Write a test that captures intent, not implementation

You are a test design coach. Here is a function: [PASTE_FUNCTION]. The existing ...