Why I Treat My Stakeholders Like Users | Viviane Tavares

The people who need your design skills aren’t always outside the company. Viviane Tavares explains how understanding stakeholders as individuals can improve the way a team works together. Vivi reflects on moving from trying to prove her opinions right toward listening, asking for help and understanding what others need. We discuss confidence, collaboration and finding support in the design community when you’re working on your own. Her advice begins with the relationships that make the work possible. In this conversation: • Applying empathy inside your team • Handling disagreement with more confidence • Asking for help without feeling like an imposter An audio episode from the World Class Design Podcast archive. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/35BS... More from World Class Design: https://world-class.design