https://uxdc.us/events/uxdcconf-2

1. Tetrisand the
Art of Building Teams

2. T

3. TT TT

4. TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT T T
T T

6. The Classic T One The Deep Lateral Skill One The Focused One
The Specialist One The Clustered One The Generalist One

8. This is just a
metaphor

12. People
are not shapes

13. Skills are
important

15. Bixal HQ Contracts

20. Sr. UX DesignerVideo DesignerJr. Graphic Designer
Sr. UX ResearcherSr. Service DesignerUI Designer

22. Skills are only
partof the picture

23. Emotional Intelligence
+ Soft Skills

24. Self-Awareness
Self-Regulation
Motivation
Social Skills
and…

25. Empathy

27. Emotional Intelligence
is important!

28. Teams are always a
work in progress

29. Trust your
people

30. Work with people, not
resources

32. Thank you.
Will Weems
will.weems@bixal.com
linkedin.com//in/willweems/
@willweems

33. References
• The 5 Components (of Emotional Intelligence) - theimportanceofemotionalintelligence.weebly.com/the-5-
components.html
• Applied UX Strategy, Part 4.1: From Design Team to Design Culture - https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2016/09/
applied-ux-strategy-part-41-from-design-team-to-design-culture.php
• Peter Merholz: “All design is service design” - https://www.unic.com/en/magazine/design-leadership-with-peter-
merholz
• i have no idea what the hell i am doing - https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/i-have-no-idea-what-the-hell-i-am-doing/
• A Growth Plan for Designers - https://medium.com/we-build-vend/a-growth-plan-for-designers-21c8f287e63a
• How to Hire for Emotional Intelligence - https://hbr.org/2016/02/how-to-hire-for-emotional-intelligence
• Not a Cultural Fit - https://hackernoon.com/not-a-cultural-fit-bf398bc0e99b
These are just a few articles that informed this discussion and our larger
discussion about teams: