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Drory Ben-Menachem

An alternative to the flawed ikigai diagram everyone keeps reposting…

An aggregate of over a dozen other “what’s my purpose” frameworks that still gets the point across without cultural appropriation.

4 min readJan 30, 2024

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An alternative to the flawed ikigai diagram everyone keeps reposting…

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Drory Ben-Menachem

For what it’s worth… here’s my UX recruiting & hiring philosophy

Having time on both sides of the recruiting table, I like to think I’ve learned a thing or two about how to do this little two-step that…

22 min readDec 5, 2023

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For what it’s worth… here’s my UX recruiting & hiring philosophy

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Drory Ben-Menachem

People keep asking me for book recommendations, so here’s the list…

…grouped by theme and (I hope) in alphabetical order.

3 min readMay 11, 2023

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People keep asking me for book recommendations, so here’s the list…

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Got 3 minutes? You can be a mentor

Mentoring doesn’t have to take a ton of time to be effective

4 min readNov 5, 2019

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Got 3 minutes? You can be a mentor

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Don’t assume your new boss “doesn’t care” about what you do

Be careful about the emotional baggage you bring with you on the next leg of your career journey

5 min readOct 14, 2019

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Don’t assume your new boss “doesn’t care” about what you do

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Why “Offline Mode” should be more than just a line-item in your software’s feature grid

Making sure your Cloud-based software tool is still useful when there’s no Cloud isn’t just good design, it’s good business.

3 min readOct 7, 2019

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Why “Offline Mode” should be more than just a line-item in your software’s feature grid

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Mentoring ‘no-hire’ design candidates

Are you doing what you can to help the next generation of designers find their way?

5 min readOct 7, 2019

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Mentoring ‘no-hire’ design candidates

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Mentoring Is a Mitzvah

Why you should commit to being a mentor, and some tips for making it easier

8 min readSep 24, 2019

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Mentoring Is a Mitzvah

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Drory Ben-Menachem

What the %!#&$ did you call me?!

Musings on why we should stop calling ourselves hybrids.

11 min readMar 12, 2015

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What the %!#&$ did you call me?!

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Drory Ben-Menachem

16 ways to dead-end your UX career

This is a brief list of some of the “don’t ever do this” advice I’ve received from various mentors over the years. Feel free to add yours…

1 min readFeb 19, 2015

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16 ways to dead-end your UX career

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Drory Ben-Menachem

Drory Ben-Menachem

Design leader, puzzle solver, idea shepherd, researcher, writer, storyteller, mentor, dataviz geek, foodie, film buff, gamer, spouse, dad, aspiring rally driver

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