Amid all the sad news of layoffs and tech apologies, today's newsletter brings some small slices of happy news - a celebration and an announcement. It's a special week for us at DesignUp - six years ago, on 14th November 2016, DesignUp's 1st Conference got started. Jay shares the story...

We are also very pleased to announce that DesignUp is partnering with Atlassian for an event of networking and learning - get all the details!

What's more we're also getting together the OpenToWork List - if you (or someone you know) has been affected by the recent layoffs and are looking for a new job, we'll help you reach out to companies and recruiters who are hiring. Secret: a lot of our partners/sponsors are often hiring and we connect you to key decision makers.

Get listed in the DesignUp Job-seekers Repository

A lot of our partners/sponsors are often hiring and we socialise this list with key decision makers and hiring managers. If you (or someone you know) has been affected by the recent layoffs and are looking for a new job, we'll help you reach out to companies and recruiters who are hiring. Even if you're not from the Ux, Ux Research or Product Design background - you can share your details here!

All Things Design with Atlassian

Atlassian in association with DesignUp, presents All Things Design - an evening of networking, learning, and sharing - with some of Atlassian's global and India leaders, who are excited to share their journeys and stories with the design community.

DesignUp 2018 attendees would remember the keynote from Jürgen Spangl, Chief Experience Officer, which inspired some of us to join Atlassian. Jürgen has had a long association with India (check his hat-tip to Bollywood in his talk!

Vandana Abraham, Head of Experience Design, India is well-known to the DesignUp community too! Here's an excerpt from her 2016 talk on Designing Design Orgs.

Also on the schedule is a Fireside Chat with Jürgen, Charlie Sutton (SVP & Head of Design), and Leisa Reichelt (Head of Research & Insights), and finally, conversations over a Networking dinner.

Join us for this exclusive, invite-only networking event and tell us what you love about being a designer in tech in India!

Time & Date: Nov 22, Tue | 5.30 PM to 8.30 PM IST

👉🏽 👉🏽 To request an invite, sign up here

DesignUp celebrates 6 years!

In other news

Introducing The Forbes Future Of Work 50 — www.forbes.com

Forbes' inaugural list of 50 leaders, executives, thinkers and teams who are shaping the office of tomorrow, today.

🧰 Your toolkit

Atlassian’s Secret to Better Cross-Functional Meetings — openviewpartners.com

Jürgen shares several strategies to help his team reap the valuable benefits of gathering insights from varied perspectives without jeopardizing productivity.

The most common mistake that job-seeking designers make — twitter.com

A great thread from Jay on resolving your portfolio + CV conundrum, how to balance urgency and showcasing your work, and more...

How do you recover from a creative breakup? — wepresent.wetransfer.com

How do you move on and learn from the breakdown of a creative collaboration? James Cartwright speaks to some other jilted creatives to find out.

The Concept Art Behind The Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power — kotaku.com

A showcase of the work of some of the artists who helped bring Middle Earth to life (again)

🌿 Have a great week,

@soosixty & @jdallcaps