UX Insights

Why Nobody’s Paid Attention When You Presented Your UX Vision

There's always one moment that makes or breaks it. You probably missed it.

Aug 16 •

Marina Krutchinsky

The biggest lie in UX: "Empathy makes great leaders." I've seen 200+ empathetic designers get passed over.

Here's what to do instead--

Aug 9 •

Marina Krutchinsky

3️⃣ strength-finding exercises I give my most stuck UX clients

Not a quiz. Not a reflection journal. These work because they cut through the noise.

Aug 2 •

Marina Krutchinsky

✅ The Real Skill Behind UX Influence → Framing Hard Truths for Buy-In

5 Stakeholder-Friendly Ways to Say What No One Wants to Hear

Jul 26 •

Marina Krutchinsky

🤦🏻‍♂️ They Said “Yes”... But It Wasn’t Really a Decision

9 ways stakeholders avoid ownership (and how UXers can stop paying the price)

Jul 19 •

Marina Krutchinsky

👉 “How do I stop explaining design like a designer and start communicating like a partner?”

This is where influence dies (and how to stop it).

Jul 12 •

Marina Krutchinsky

👉 "How do I grow when my manager keeps praising me… but never gives me opportunities?"

You’re being praised into stagnation.

Jul 5 •

Marina Krutchinsky

👉 How do I get out of "order taker" mode when I’ve been in it for years?

They trust you to ship. Not to shape. Here's how to flip that.

Jun 28 •

Marina Krutchinsky

👉 How do I build real career security in a field that keeps reinventing itself and cutting people like me?

UX feels disposable. You don’t have to be.

Jun 21 •

Marina Krutchinsky

5 Reasons You Still Don’t Feel Like a UX Leader

And how to fix each one (without waiting for permission or a promotion)

Jun 14 •

Marina Krutchinsky

😱 When Your UX Career Stops Being Yours

A smarter approach to career building for the overwhelmed UXer

Jun 7 •

Marina Krutchinsky

⚡️ They Love Working With You. That’s the Problem.

Why “low-friction” designers get praised (but left out of big decisions)

May 31 •

Marina Krutchinsky

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