Process

This past week, I’ve released a lyrics web app into the wild. The target audience is for my church, though anyone and everyone is free to use it. The purpose is simple: allow users to search for lyrics to their favorite hymnal or campfire song (and eventually, Christmas songs). It…

It’s one of the first days of summer. You step outside and feel the warmth of the sun run across your face. It’s glorious. You wish you could bask in this moment forever.

“When the culture of any organisation mandates that it is more important to protect the reputation of a system and those in power than it is to protect the basic human dignity of the individuals who serve that system or who are served by that system, you can be certain…

Introduction Facilitating a collaborative workshop consisting of numerous sessions with existing or new development partners is an excellent way to manage expectations and expand relationships, communication, and touchpoints to strive for increased volume and better output quality. Ultimately, a workshop will clarify end-to-end workflow in identifying where teams overlap, e.g., creatives…

“Design is about translating the abstract into the concrete. We bring meaning to the madness” While designing we are told to embrace ambiguity. Navigating the team through ambiguity to get clear directions becomes important for any designer(especially senior folks leading projects) to learn. What is Ambiguity? Ambiguity is a quality or state where…

I just finished reading the very interesting book of Professor S. Girod from IMD, Resetting Management: Thrive with Agility in the Age of Uncertainty. I fully understand and support the idea that, in an uncertain world, companies, but also individuals should consider becoming more agile which for me means more…

Can fake experiences turn into real ones? — The Daily PPILL #77 We have all seen this. The welcome at Starbucks, the bubbly personality at Trader Joe’s. And it is uncannily the same, doesn’t matter which of their stores you walk into. It cannot possibly be organic. How could ALL…