[dylanrw]

““Designers should have a seat at the table” When you are not able to prove your strategic value to the company based on your everyday actions and behaviors, and you have to beg to be invited to important meetings.“

Or it could be that an experienced designer has more to offer than acting as a glorified crayon only putting color where the stakeholders want it.

[Waterluvian]

It's satire. But it's also speaking to the idea that designers who make meaningful contributions won't need to ask to be at the table.

[Udik]

Frankly, I've been in jobs where I was about the only one who made meaningful contributions, and I still had to beg to have a seat at the table. Which they didn't give me. So I know from experience that making meaningful contributions is not sufficient nor necessary to be involved in the decision process.

[dylanrw]

Yeah, I'll admit I missed that. /facepalm

[tyingq]

It's a self effacing article from a UX person intended to be funny.

[dylanrw]

Yeah, I'll admit I missed that. /facepalm

[megaremote]

And developers need to be at the seat of the designing table, or you end up with things that are impossible to do.

[dylanrw]

Yes, or hire a good designer who's aware of the medium. Otherwise, you're hiring a stylist/artist.