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Ana Fernandes Rodrigues

Question for designers: how do you balance repeating existing patterns from your vertical vs. exploring new solutions? I often get asked to "just do as company X", but I'm aware that those companies are not offering a great experience overall (and customer base differs etc).

Kagan Yaldizkaya
Replying to @anarodrigues

I often say no since I’m building zero to one product now, but if I strongly believe in the benefit, I’d articulate what you said and take the risk without a doubt. [2/2]

Ana Fernandes Rodrigues
Replying to @kagan

All great points, @kagan. I am genuinely curious about how others handle and measure this risk. Thank you sharing

Bilgi Karan
Replying to @anarodrigues @kagan

You can ask a question back to your stakeholder about what they liked or valued on that reference design. Oftentimes they might not want an exact copy but they like certain aspects.

Bilgi Karan
Replying to @anarodrigues @kagan

Oh yea. 😉 It is a classic for a reason.