Staying Useful as a Designer, Making Good Trouble, and How AI is Reshaping Design, with Matt Davey (CXO at 1Password)

Matt Davey is Chief Experience Officer at 1Password, where he's been for over 13 years, starting as a part-time contractor and growing alongside the company through multiple chapters of change. On today's show we chat about staying at one company for such a long time and what that means, the importance of self-awareness in recognising when your role has changed, why a healthy tension in a product team is important, how to make 'Good Trouble,' and how AI is reshaping Design.

Timestamps:

• 02:14 – Matt's journey at 1Password and growing with the company
• 04:42 – Recognising chapter changes at work
• 08:30 – The loneliness of design leadership and talking to peers
• 11:22 – Doing what you want to be doing and giving away responsibilities
• 17:48 – Storytelling and getting buy-in from execs
• 29:36 – Building products without much data
• 38:06 – Good trouble and healthy tension
• 54:06 – How AI is changing Design
• 01:07:32 – End of show questions

Connect with Matt
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Selected links from the episode
Making Good Trouble
What you can expect to work on as a 1Password intern
1Password Careers