I would also note my personal experience in Toronto -- where people I knew had TONS to teach to others still felt insecure about what they could bring to the table as a mentor. I had to do a lot of convincing to get people for our mentorship speed dating night.
I think people who came to UX later in their careers particularly felt this. I had to explain that their professional experience BEFORE UX could be just as valuable to a mentee as years and years of UX experience. They bring different perspectives to the table. Fritz, I don't know anything about you, but as long as this isn't your first week out of university, I bet there is someone else with less experience than you in a certain area, who could benefit from your past experiences. In fact, in Toronto, we talked about the fact that peer mentorships (two people of similar years of experience) could be just as valuable as traditional senior/junior arrangements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45851 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
