Sharing her own experience from being on-boarded remotely to now growing a remote global design team, Shruti will talk through her best practices in empowering new team members. She will touch on how she's intertwined cultural and process changes within her team to ensure great remote experiences as her team continues to ship successful products.

1. Faces on screens
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The new reality of
our work lives

2. Photo credit: Michael
Descharles on Unsplash

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Remote & hybrid work
are here to stay
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Better remote work,
healthier teams

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Shruti Ramiah
Head of Design
Zalando
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Better remote work,
healthier teams

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Collaboration
Communication
Culture
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Collaboration
Process & documentation
lay the foundations
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Ways of working Team contracts Inclusive tools
Document your process, agree on it
with stakeholders and share it
widely.
A little upfront housekeeping can
simplify day to day collaboration.
Don’t pick the perfect tool; pick the
one that works for everyone.
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Communication
Attention is valuable,
intentionally engage the audience
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Every 20 minutes No dull documents Virtual watercooler
“Produce” your video meetings with
active hosting and engaging
formats.
Avoid document overload by
choosing the right format for the
content.
Who aren’t you “bumping into”
lately. Now reach out to them
proactively.
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Culture
Plan in the playfulness,
get to know colleagues as people
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Dance cards Chatroulette Open questions
Getting know colleagues not just for
their roles but also their interests
and hobbies.
Not really. Gathering small groups
that don’t normally meet for casual
chats.
Start every 1:1 conversation with an
open question and listen. And share
yourself.
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Just enough process & structure enable collaboration
Be intentional with your communication
Plan in playfulness to strengthen culture
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14. Hiring Days
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8-10 June 2021
We’re on the lookout for seasoned
hands-on product designers!

15. Thanks for listening!
Shruti Ramiah
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