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Feb 2025
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How to be great at systems thinking 💡

Ridd
About this episode

Systems thinking is often mentioned as the #1 trait teams are looking for in designers.

But what does it look like to be great at it?

This episode answers that question by highlighting stories from Notion, Anthropic, and more 👇

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