Zhuo: Designing by consensus fails because smart teams never agree
Julie Zhuo · Overcome imposter syndrome and accelerate your career | Julie Zhuo (Sundial, Facebook) · Sep 8, 2022 · at 55:28
Former Facebook VP of Product Design Julie Zhuo discusses how product teams should run review meetings without falling into design by committee.
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“Because it isn't successful to try and, you know, do things by consensus. You're never going to get a group of people, a smart people to agree about what is absolutely the best design.”
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