From the moment we wake up each day, we’re faced with a continuous stream of choices, most of which are minute, while others are major.. When there are too many options, we tend to feel overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed. The brain overloads and eventually shuts down. So, where does this leave creative professionals?
In general, I like personas because they help marketers make decisions based on a deeper understanding of their buyers. Plus, as a writer, I find them extremely helpful because they help me pinpoint the buyer’s specific needs, motivations, etc., giving me a specific person to write to. As whole, personas are great. Until they aren’t.
As I like to tell my 10th grader when she whines about a group project for school, life is a group project. Every genius is part of a great team and they build on the discoveries of others. Real collaboration is transformative – get it right and you could find yourself doing the best work of your career.
Collaboration and communication are buzzwords in many job descriptions. However, I’m pretty sure that if you tell a group to collaborate on a project, the natural instinct is for each person to stay in their own lane, whether it’s copy, design, UX, etc.
Let’s face it — nothing about this moment in time is normal. The pandemic has shaken up our lives in many ways: many people are working remotely, others have been laid off, and kids are learning remotely while dreaming of the time when their lives can finally go “back to normal.”
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Sara Nichols Barton 