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Ben Rowe is a UX Designer and Product thinker based in Melbourne. After several years ux’ing at agencies, Ben went and got a grown up job - and is now a lead UX designer for a bank.

A marketer by trade, Ben moved into design in his thirties, and discovered that UX and of Marketing actually have quite a bit in common.

Ben lives in Kyneton in central Victoria, Australia, and is expecting to have a mid-life crisis any day now.

Your Design Ikigai

by Ben Rowe
3 min read

As a designer, what gets you out of bed in the morning? What really motivates you to do meaningful work? The Japanese have a great word: ikigai. It...

Working Backwards

by Ben Rowe
4 min read

Will 2017 be just another year, or will it be the year your product (or service, or experience) takes the world by storm? Ben Rowe explains how to...

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