IDEO’s Ethos

IDEO’s Ethos

It’s cool to survive workplace trauma now?

Rehumanizing Work

Rehumanizing Work

When and why did it become dehumanizing? I thought maybe it was only people like me.

Fringe Blogger

Fringe Blogger

Last night my partner and I were watching Castle.

Standards: Who Sets ‘Em?

Standards: Who Sets ‘Em?

In Brad Smith’s 2021 book “Tools and Weapons,” the entire tech industry is accused of driving the economy into a precarious dependency.

I got your playbook right here

I got your playbook right here

If you read tech or finance blogs like First Round Review you see tons of headlines touting their playbook for customer acquisition.

She probably calls herself “An Environmentalist”

She probably calls herself “An Environmentalist”

How many Designers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Don’t ask me, I just work here

Don’t ask me, I just work here

Taking initiative used to be seen as a good thing, at least when I was a kid. Nowadays, if you do take initiative in the workplace, you can be seen as going rogue.

Lean Somewhere

Lean Somewhere

Lean in. Or Lean Out. If you’ve got time to lean, you’ve got time to clean.

Resolved* (but not really)

Resolved* (but not really)

I had an account identity issue with a local gym recently.

A Shift In Perspective

A Shift In Perspective

Something has changed in my perspective recently, and I can’t quite say exactly what it is and/or how it occured. Maybe it has to do with being locked up and on restriction during COVID-19, for nearly all of 2020 and now for sure over 1/2 of 2021. I’ve had ample time for reflection, pondering and […]