Tell Me a Little Bit About Yourself
Everyone should know how to introduce themselves to a prospect. You can be a designer on an interview, a start-up CEO on a pitch meeting, or a consultant at a mixer meeting people who could be clients: it doesn’t matter. You need…
Advice on Writing From Everybody
Okay, maybe not everybody, I’ve been reading a lot about writing, when not reading fairy tales (I’m working on a book). It’s interesting how often the same few bits show up. Here is the summary, followed by a list of sources. I’d…
Why You Should Speak
At conferences and meet-ups, I spend a lot of time with young practitioners. And every time I chat with them, I try to talk them into speaking at a conference and/or writing an article. But why? They have a millions…
I like you more than I like food
I just updated my twitter one line bio. It used to say “I like food more than I like you.”  I assume it was at least occasionally true, since I don’t actually like everyone on the planet. But I like quite a…
Terms of Art for the Heart
A term of art is a word when used in a professional context has a very precise meaning. I’ve been reading a lot about game mechanics and theory, inspired by Amy Jo Kim’s terrific talk given recently at Linkedin. Right…
Designers and Doctors
Several years back, John Zapolski urged all the members of my design team to read Atul Gawnde’s essay “Whose body is it anyway?”, replacing the word doctor with designer and patient with client. His point was that, like doctors, we…
Anyone want to help me write a book?
First draft of a chapter for the second edition… love to get some help as I warm up. Background: we’re trying to tighten up the book so it reads more quickly and can be accessible to more people. In doing…
Talking About Stuff