The Worthy Idea ParadoxThe only way to know what ideas are worth sharing is to share your ideas.Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Daily Canyon CrossingDoing your work allows you to cross the canyon of the unfamiliar.Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Published inProduct CoalitionCollaborate — Creating a Shared Understanding is Always Worth the Effort.The more abstract and new a concept is, the more effort it takes to have a shared understanding with others.May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
Ask How - Don’t defend your design work, instead share your process.When a design team gathers for review or critique, less skilled designers approach critiques by defending their design (what I call the…May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
Published inUX PlanetPreferences — Being aware of your preferences allows you to question them and, at times, abandon…May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Published inProduct CoalitionMagic — Aha moments of insight are more likely when we are resting our brain rather than focusing.May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Published inUX PlanetGradient — Nature effortlessly achieves what takes designers so much effort to copy.May 2, 20211May 2, 20211
Published inProduct CoalitionForever — I wonder how often we make the mistake of designing and building as if our creations…May 2, 2021May 2, 2021
Published inProduct CoalitionBrainstorm — Creative Collaboration Embraces Misunderstanding.Part of the creative collaboration process is misinterpretation.Apr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021
Great guides help us find our own way.When you ask for advice, whether in life or design, you get two styles of input.Apr 27, 2021Apr 27, 2021
Published inProduct CoalitionWhen You Change Your Process, You Change What You Make.Coffee roasting is all about the process.Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Clutter is space designed poorly.My sister works at NASA in mission control on the EVA team, training astronauts and working on space missions… meaning there is not much I…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
Failure : We should not confuse embarrassment with failure.I was watching a coach explain how he lost a fight. He was coaching students at a martial arts event, and they were doing well…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Smallness — What power comes from seeing our smallness and the smallness of what we make?When you make something that others use, it’s easy to forget they use what you’ve made in the context of their full world, not just the…Apr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
Simplicity — at its core requires continually revisiting our focus.The challenge with making things simple often comes in a few modes:Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Consistency — Sometimes it’s better to be coherent than consistent.In the design world, there is are principles that you use to design things.Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
Attention — Is there a difference when we change our mindset from protecting to giving our…In our culture, it seems a lot of us get pulled into the trap of getting affirmation through online attention. And it’s hard not to…Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
Metaphors — How we speak changes how we make.In the world of high-tech product making most people like rocketship metaphors more than gardening metaphors. But most of us are creating…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Talk Less — I have a sticky note on my desk to remind me.Unknown to most people, I have a sticky note on my desk that says “Talk Less.”Apr 12, 20211Apr 12, 20211