Karthi Subbaraman

Writing to connect is a mindset. I stumbled upon it serendipitously in 2018 after an awkward networking experience at a large design conference. I froze and didn’t know whom to connect with or what to say. As a person, I take a lot of time to connect with fellow

Collecting dots is a forward journey, while connecting them is a backward journey. It's interesting that we have no idea how the dots will connect later on. One of the amazing connections I've made is my ritual of watching a TED talk every day. It was

Becoming an industry-ready user researcher is a difficult journey. It is a composite skill, and the context is typically dynamic. Applying what has been taught as research in design school will fail in many cases. If you are self-taught, it is even harder. Here is a simple framework that can

Fear of judgment often silences the questions we long to ask, yet it's through inquiry that we find understanding.

As a student of cognitive science, I am fascinated by the topic of thinking styles. How we approach problems, make decisions, and generate ideas has a direct impact on our tools, products, resource management, and ultimately, our return on investment. The topic usually begins with the disclaimer that there is

It's better to over-communicate. If you wait to reply because you don't have an answer yet (or because you don't want to share bad news), the other party often ends up making assumptions about what the delayed reply might mean. Silence frustrates and confuses

Learning is free Education is expensive In our maker’s club, we want to make continuous learning a norm for all product makers. Internet is a free university but that alone is not enough. What we need is a free community where we belong and have a few folks with

ChatGPT or Notion AI is a highly skilled and affordable collaborator of our times. However, before onboarding your collaborator to work on your tasks, it is important to train the robot to suit your needs and learn your style. This small investment in training upfront leads to a huge ROI.

You loose your grip and slip into masterpiece. - Leonard Cohen As sapiens we are control freaks. Loosing the grip and letting go of known is hard. step into unknown is even harder. But that is how we discover new ways, new perspectives, new frameworks and even new worlds. This

I don’t know about you, but it is hard to get a pat for me from me. Usually I am hard on myself with critical feedback. A pat is very rare. Recently I got a pat from me for me for starting mentor circles. It has been 4 weeks