Henry Modisett - Inside Perplexity's design culture

Someone asked me recently... if you had to join a design team, who would you want to work for? And my answer was easy... Perplexity So today's episode with Henry Modisett com/henrymodis) (Perplexity's VP of Design) is a deep dive into what makes their design culture so special. Some highlights: - How to create a culture of decisiveness - What signals Henry is looking for in designers - Factors that influence Henry’s leadership style - How to lay the right foundation for your design org - Why Henry is doing feedback differently at Perplexity - Henry’s strategies for building world class design teams - + a *lot* more Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:13 What's changed for Henry and Perplexity 6:44 The current state of Perplexity's design team 8:49 Henry's strategies for building design teams 12:31 What signals Henry is looking for in designers 14:37 Why Henry just hired a new design intern 18:39 How to lay the right foundation for your design team 26:22 Where Henry drew inspiration as a leader 31:11 Letting the problems dictate the process 34:17 Building a culture of decisiveness 38:35 How Perplexity thinks about design collaboration 41:55 How feedback happens at Perplexity 43:15 Navigating the challenges of scale Dive is where the best designers never stop learning 🤿 🌐

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