A story about the misguided pursuit of perfection in life, design, and music — Perfectionism is prevalent in our current world, with individuals trapped in a never-ending cycle of aspiration and disappointment. The unrelenting pressure to meet unrealistic standards can lead to stress, anxiety, and a sense of inadequacy. A culture that prioritizes achievement and external validation only intensifies the quest for perfection, prioritizing…

By Eva Hernando, Lina Perepelitsa, Skipper Chong Warson, Marina Yancheva, and the SoftServe design center of excellence (COE) Want to explore another subject matter? See the whole bookshelf series here With SoftServe’s design team dispersed across various locations globally, including the U.S., Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Romania, the U.K., Singapore…

By the SoftServe design center of excellence (COE) With SoftServe’s design team dispersed across various locations globally, including the U.S., Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Romania, the U.K., Singapore, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile, fostering effective collaboration while working remote (fully or partially) has become increasingly important. …

By Ilse Dominguez, Roman Iakymovych, Dominika Szaniawska, Skipper Chong Warson, and the SoftServe design center of excellence (COE) A Spanish version of this article is available here Want to explore another subject matter? See the whole bookshelf series here With SoftServe’s design team dispersed across various locations globally, including the…

By Snizhana Bezhnar, Mina Djenko, Ilse Dominguez, Dario Espinosa, Eva Hernando, Halyna Hurla, Konstantin Minov, Lina Perepelitsa, Andrii Rusakov, Skipper Chong Warson, and other members of the SoftServe design center of excellence (COE) A Spanish version of this article is available here Want to explore another subject matter? …

Modern groundskeeping can make all the difference in winning and losing like inclusive rituals can determine the success or failure of our design teams’ work If you’re under a rock, you’ve given up watching television, or are American — apologies to my country people — you may not know that…

Two of the four principles by which I best work, having come up as a designer and leading as a design director — two of two articles About a year ago, I listened to an episode of The Ezra Klein Show where Klein talked to Alison Gopnick, professor of psychology…

Two of the four principles by which I best work, having come up as a designer and leading as a design director — one of two articles When I first started writing this article, I thought I would start with the idea that we all have a reptilian brain and…

Three things I’ve learned while running 170 km combined in July and August After running 80 km two months ago, my goal for July and August was to run the same amount while following the Nike Run Club’s half marathon training. And I’m happy to report that I achieved both…