  All last week, folks at Adaptive Path were prepping to speak at either Agile 2008, or UX Week 2008, or both. Leah, Dan and I all were heads-down on presentations for both. When Leah and Dan did a brown-bag run-through of their talk, there still some holes in their slide deck that needed to be filled [...]
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Fave Idea of the week : August 8th, 2008
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · conferences, fave ideas
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Fave idea of the week : August 1st, 2008
August 1st, 2008 · No Comments · fave ideas
You know how sometimes you want to do something and it sounds kinda fun but maybe not really, like it wouldn’t be the best use of your time or skills or effort, but you kinda sorta want to do it anyways despite something in your gut saying maybe it’s not a good idea but you [...]
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Fave idea of the week : July 25th, 2008
July 25th, 2008 · No Comments · design, fave ideas
What do you do near the end of a design project? I often find myself digging into the crevices and finding last-minute ways to make the design really sing. I try to clarify the communications (wireframe annotations, consistency, make sure everything is updated) and take a step back to make sure that the designs I’m [...]
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Fave idea of the week : July 17th, 2008
July 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · fave ideas, random thoughts
I was in a meeting with a bunch of folks, talking about consulting projects. Dan H. was giving an update, and he mentioned that he had a meeting where they just spitballed ideas around. The phrase caught my fancy for a few reasons: spitballs are small, damp and meant to be thrown you use them [...]
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Fave idea of the week : July 11th, 2008
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · fave ideas, wordlings, work
I was having lunch with Julia, and while we were wrapping up and paying the bill, she did a great job recapping the topics we covered, summarized my concerns/ideas, and reiterated the list of things that we had decided to do based on what we talked about. Now Julia is a productivity maven, which in no [...]
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Fave idea of the week : July 4th, 2008
July 4th, 2008 · No Comments · fave ideas
  Happy birthday, America. No better way to truly celebrate success then by firing off a big burst of fire and light! Â
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Fave idea of the week : June 27th, 2008
June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · fave ideas
 This quote comes from Brandon. He presented at an IxDA-SF meeting, speaking on a panel about What is Design Worth? He came out with this zinger when talking about metrics, management and the balance of design as inspiration and design as business. I’ve worked in passion-driven environments, and they can be wonderful. But sometimes [...]
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Fave idea of the week : June 20th, 2008
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments · fave ideas, friends & family
 I don’t read Oprah magazine, and I’m not a big fan of Suzy Welch. That said, when my sister Casady told me about the 10:10:10:10 question, it struck a chord. Shifting scope and asking these questions is a great way to frame your priorities. Where to spend your time? Just ask yourself “what’s the [...]
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Fave idea of the week : June 13th, 2008
June 13th, 2008 · No Comments · fave ideas, friends & family
  I went home recently for a flying visit, and part of it was driving 1.5 hours in Southern Arizona to visit my sister and her family. I was with my Mom, and the conversation never stopped. That woman always has great insights, common sense and heart. Getting my dose was a good thing. We [...]
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Fave idea of the week : June 6th, 2008
June 6th, 2008 · No Comments · fave ideas, wordlings
There’s a trend going around to use as many words as possible to say simple things. Peter referred t this as Silicon Valley Patois, which is not only apt, but really funny. In a similar vein, I found this article telling and yet sad.
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