United States

Graphic Design

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Product Design

BA (Hons)

Diploma in Foundation Studies

Karsten Rowe

Principal Designer

Public Speaking

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Organisation skills

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Figma

Branding

Brand strategy

Design systems

Product roadmap

Product strategy

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

How to determine what is a good balance of skill sets for your organization's needs

Building balanced teams

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Choosing metrics and team goals

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

How to set up product analytics and metrics to track success?

Leveraging Product Analytics

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

How to define an ambitious product vision and how to best communicate it to stakeholders?

Creating a product vision

I'm officially a member of the ADPList mentor club! As a mentor, I have the privilege of guiding designers from over 40 countries with portfolio reviews, mock interviews, career, and leadership advice.

Curious to learn more? Check out my mentor profile at www.adplist.org/mentors/karsten-rowe and let's connect!

Focused on providing first responders with next-gen connected devices and software they need to successfully serve and protect us.

My primary area of responsibility was re-imagining the Real-Time Crime Center - event detection, incident management, situational awareness and communication. As well as re-envisioning the in-car and on foot experiences for first responders.

Connecting the world’s trucks and bringing the trucking industry online. Accelerated cross-functional collaboration, and worked closely with customers and sales to deliver intelligent, user-centric solutions to help drivers and fleets increase safety and efficiency while ensuring compliance.

Primarily leading, building, and iterating on software products in the secure cloud storage space. Closely partnering with engineering to develop and deploy a living design system.

Planning, designing and guiding the UX of a CRM application on web and mobile.

Designing and building responsive websites and applications on a custom CMS platform. Regularly pitching, liaising and presenting to customers. Establishing and delivering on OKRs.

Brand, web and print design. Clients included BBC, NHS, Motorola, Nokia, Shell, Stella Artois, Department of Health & Ramada Hotels.

Completed multiple internships whilst studying for my degree.

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About Karsten Rowe

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