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For episode 63 we sat down with Jon Lax, one of the design directors at Facebook overseeing the Utility Org. Jon is well-known for his writings during his time at Teehan+Lax, the design agency he co-founded with Geoff Teehan. In this show we talk about his work at Facebook, design culture, designing at scale, and of course, Jon's backstory as a designer.

For episode 63 we sat down with Jon Lax, one of the design directors at Facebook overseeing the Utility Org. Jon is well-known for his writings during his time at Teehan+Lax, the design agency he co-founded with Geoff Teehan. In this show we talk about his work at Facebook, design culture, designing at scale, and of course, Jon's backstory as a designer.

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##### Jon on the Web:

 - [Website](http://jonlax.com/)
 - [Medium](https://medium.com/@jlax)
 - [Teehan+Lax Blog](http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/author/jon/)
 - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jlax)
 - [Instagram](https://instagram.com/jonlax/)

##### Show Notes:

__2:00__ - Introductions

 - [Teehan+Lax](http://teehanlax.com/)
 - [iPhone GUI PSD - iPhone 6](http://www.teehanlax.com/tools/iphone/)

__4:00__ - Culture

 - [Design Details ft. Julie Zhuo](http://spec.fm/podcasts/design-details/13301)
 - [Margaret Stewart](https://twitter.com/mags)
 - [Luke Woods](https://twitter.com/lkwds)
 - [10 Years of Teehan+Lax](http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/10-years-of-teehan-lax/)
 - [Jon's posts on Teehan+Lax](http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/author/jon/)
 - [Netflix Culture](http://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664)
 - [Mountains and Valleys](http://www.triballeadership.net/core-values/core-values-exercises)
 - [Tribal Leadership](http://www.culturesync.net/tribal-leadership-book/)
 - [Mike Vernal](https://twitter.com/mvernal)

__19:00__ - Backstory

 - [Jobs to be Done](http://jobstobedone.org/)
 - [Clayton Christensen](https://twitter.com/claychristensen?lang=en)
 - [Theodore Levitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Levitt)
 - [5 Whys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys)

__44:00__ - Designing at scale, more

 - [Wilson Miner](https://twitter.com/wilsonminer?lang=en)
 - [Mike Matas](https://twitter.com/mike_matas)
 - [Daniel Burka](https://twitter.com/dburka)
 - [Julie's Blog](https://medium.com/@joulee)
 - [The Innovator's Dilemma](http://www.amazon.com/The-Innovators-Dilemma-Revolutionary-Business/dp/0062060244)
 - [Sidewire](http://sidewire.com/)
 - [Spec Slack Team](http://spec.fm/slack)
 - [Brad Frost](https://twitter.com/brad_frost)
 - [Jon's Website](http://jonlax.com/)