This year, I decided to make my own “2022 wrapped” career-wise. I thought to share my thoughts as a Product Designer working in insurance (Bowtie) for the past 1.5 years. 1. Utilise your tools as much as you can to understand a problem. Insurance is a tricky domain which could take more than a year to fully comprehend. Every day is a new…

My new year’s resolution for 2022 is to write more that relate to my values and experiences. I wrote this piece for my Creative Writing class at university as a reminder of why I choose to write in the first place. — I do not major in an arts and literary field nor was I ever one to excel in my literature classes in elementary school. I did not know how to put two and three together to philosophize engaging pieces about my fantasies, emotions and beliefs. In fact, I do not…

You’re right, it is scary. — Dear Future Community Leader, Having a spectacular idea is one thing but actually acting on it is another thing.

During these tough times, it’s more important than ever as students to apply and expand our skills by taking on real-world challenges. — I’m Gianna, an aspiring Product Designer and a Computer Science senior studying at the University of the Philippines Diliman. My passion for designing and developing product experiences roots from immersing myself in environments that encourage the creation of solutions that benefit societies. …

Out of the 5 million children with disabilities in the Philippines, only 71,000 managed to enroll in school due to the pandemic. STABLE (Students who are ABLE) is the first-ever adaptive learning management system for hearing impaired primary students. …

The results of the DSC Solutions Challenge 2020 winners have finally been released and I could not be more grateful for such an experience. Unfortunately, my team did not make it to the top 10 but I would just like to share some golden nuggets I took away from this contest. — So, first things first… What is the DSC Solutions Challenge? The Solutions Challenge is an annual global contest hosted by the Developer Student Clubs (DSC). The goal is to invite students to develop solutions to solve problems in their country using Google technology.