Project & Team Management • Sep 20, 2024 Why We Skip Friday Standups (And Other Small Adjustments That Make a Big Difference) Skipping Friday standups might sound like a minor change, but this and other small tweaks have made a big impact on my team's workflow.
Personal Optimization • Sep 18, 2024 Create a Great Workflow for Blog Posts with Asciidoctor I thought combining Asciidoc with other tools would help with authoring blog posts, so I set off to create one using Asciidoctor and Make.
Developer Tools • Sep 16, 2024 Change the Internet, Part 2: Extend Your Chrome Extension Ready to level up your Chrome extension? We'll iteratively add a toggle switch to control custom styling on a webpage.
GitHub Actions • Sep 10, 2024 Run Detox Tests with GitHub Actions, Part 1: Add a New Workflow Automating Detox tests for a React Native app can be challenging. Learn how my team handled it with GitHub Actions.
UX/Design Techniques • Sep 07, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 15 – How to Make Toast Asking clients to explain how complex systems work can be daunting. "How to Make Toast" helps you prepare your group for systems thinking.
Artificial Intelligence • Sep 05, 2024 Leverage AI and Large Language Models for Next-Generation Knowledge Management Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing AI-supported knowledge management.
Developer Tools • Sep 04, 2024 A Foray into Mac and Python Automation A recent scripting spike aimed at automating a workflow led me down a deeper rabbit hole: AppleScript/AppleEvents and Python GUI automations.
Project & Team Management • Aug 30, 2024 The Lean Leader’s Guide: Crush Short-Term Software Projects In the world of software development, short-term projects for clients require a different approach than their larger, long-term counterparts.
Business Practices • Aug 26, 2024 Launching to Lasting: Strategic Foundations for Startup Success By validating your product-market fit or iterating quickly on a well-defined MVP, you can increase your chances of startup success.
UX/Design Techniques • Aug 24, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 13 – Hopes & Fears The "Hopes & Fears" design thinking exercise may feel cheesy. But it can reveal hidden motivations and bring the group together.
Culture • Aug 22, 2024 Mentorship: It’s Mostly About Being a Friend to Your Coworker A recently-formed mentor-mentee relationship made me realize that so much of what made it successful was that I was a friend to my coworker.
News & Events • Aug 19, 2024 Themes from the 2024 Advanced Manufacturing Expo I attended the 2024 Advance Manufacturing Expo in Grand Rapids, Mich. to hear more about new developments in manufacturing technology.
