Brian Pagán (he/they) @brian@pagan.plus

Like walking in mud,
unsure how to ‘seize’ today.
How are you feeling?

My top 3 favorite parts of the @EU_Commission's #DigitalServicesAct & #DigitalMarketsAct:
🎯 Bans on targeted ads using sensitive data
⚖️ Ban of unfair practices
🙅🏽 Right to opt-out from profiling

See more 👉🏼 https://d3e.co/uj

#Privacy #EthicalDesign HT @bitsoffreedom

This is gonna be fun! Creative Empathy for #startups with @SiRintergov:
🙌🏼 https://d3e.co/intergov2022

At our session this Thursday, we’ll discuss how #empathy can help us serve people’s deepest needs around topics like #inclusion, energy #equity, & #healthcare. 🙏🏼 @epicantus!

Study offers new evidence that drinking #coffee can protect against Alzheimer’s disease
☕️ https://d3e.co/ui

Apparently, one of my #addictions is actually preventative #medicine. Paper by Samantha L. Gardener, et al @EdithCowanUni 🙌🏼

I've recommended Priority Guides like 6 times in the last 3 weeks as a superb #UX tool. 🙌🏼 https://d3e.co/uh

Invented by @HeleenvanNues & Lennart Overkamp, #PriorityGuides map content to journeys & flows without layouts. Great for UX #discovery & #ResponsiveDesign! 👍🏼

It's official! @uxacademyNL's next UX certification training is on Friday 22 April - online.
🙌🏼 https://d3e.co/ug

If you're a #UX professional & want to get certified, the #UXQB certification has IMHO the best value for money. Our #training helps prepare you for the #exam.

"Thus, the presence of #empathy appears to encourage an enjoyment of being or interacting with people. But it may potentially also be motivated by a desire to dominate them. 😐 https://d3e.co/uf

Researchers at @TrentUni explore empathy's #deceptive side. But can we find a different word than "dark" to describe deceptive behavior, please? 😃

#psychology

"Great #leadership requires a fine mix of all kinds of skills..., and #empathy tops the list of what leaders must get right."
💪🏼 https://d3e.co/ud

@TracyBrower108 cites 7 studies on how empathic leadership helps reduce #stress & fosters #innovation & #inclusion at #work.

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

Quote: Oliver Goldsmith

Artwork (marker on tile): A Obra 21, Lisboa

“From the very beginning, we designed the app to be #accessible for people with cognitive, vision, & hearing impairments.”
📲 https://d3e.co/uc

I’m grateful for @toptal’s case study of our work on the @mastersofscale Courses #app with @waitwhat. 🙏🏼 🙌🏼

#UX #design

I look forward to facilitating this workshop at the @HvA on Creative #Empathy for social change!
🙇🏽 https://d3e.co/socialchange

Who we are influences how we resonate with others. So it's crucial for us to keep challenging our #assumptions, especially in #design.

Having trouble giving presentations into your webcam? Try this little #remote #publicspeaking #hack

📸 🐱

Gravel underfoot,
sunshine, and cherry blossoms.
Now is all there is.

🪨👣☀️🌳🧘🏽

#haiku #nature #MonoNoAware

Yay: my latest video is out! Watch me mess up slides, speech, & counting while giving practical #design tips for #privacy in #fintech apps.
🥳 https://d3e.co/seneca

Privacy is an opportunity for us to help people feel safety & trust. Let's shift our mindset 😃
#PrivacyByDesign
#EthicalDesign

Many thanks to Michelle Chibba and Seneca College for inviting me to give this guest lecture. It's a pity I couldn't give it live, but it's something 🙆🏽

Want to #mentor young #innovators with the Red Cross? ℹ️ https://d3e.co/ua

@IFRCInnovation is looking for mentors to help teams of young people to develop value propositions & #design prototypes. It's ≈ 1 hour per week for 4 weeks.

👉🏼 Interested? Talk to @alejandrohcp

The spring sun exclaims:
“Safety is an illusion.
Climb a tree today!”