Rob HoughinPrototyprDesigning at a Startup vs Designing at a Big CompanyMost of my career I’ve worked for startups or small agencies. I wanted to take the leap to a bigger company, so decided to go work at a…Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021
Rob HoughinPrototyprStop Estimating Your Design WorkHuman beings are terrible at guessing. Our ability to estimate is awful because we’re biased creatures. Our inclinations and opinions are…Nov 18, 20201Nov 18, 20201
Rob HoughStop designing pages. Start doing this instead.Reading technology has come a long way. A few thousand years ago, the first books were comprised of clay slab tablets, which were replaced…Mar 4, 2020Mar 4, 2020
Rob HoughThe old agency model is dead.Businesses are getting higher and higher customer demands. Doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, you’re competing against the likes of…Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020
Rob HoughVenture Capital for the PeopleThis week, 163 leading academics and economists including Thomas Pikkety wrote a letter to Financial Times to support Labours radical…Nov 27, 2019Nov 27, 2019
Rob HoughThe Scientific Method for BusinessDone well, Design can be a scientific method for making better decisions, faster.Oct 30, 2019Oct 30, 2019
Rob HoughWhy do we hate taxes so much?An argument why taxes shouldn’t be an assault on your liberty, but a willing social responsibility to build a better future.Aug 29, 2019Aug 29, 2019
Rob HoughWe don’t need false optimism, we need radically new ideas.As quickly as he bumbled into Downing Street, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson™ was talking about ‘optimism’ and ‘a can do attitude’. It…Jul 30, 2019Jul 30, 2019
Rob HoughWorkplaces should be a democracy, not a dictatorship.‘The history of human growth and development is at the same time the history of the terrible struggle of every new idea heralding the…Jul 9, 2019Jul 9, 2019
Rob HoughAs we shift politically rightward, accepted liberal ideas become radical. Embrace it.Last week, I heard drive time UK radio station Smooth FM declare John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ as number 1 in it’s Top 100 Best Songs. For what…Jun 27, 2019Jun 27, 2019
