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.
React / Redux • Aug 08, 2024 Dynamically Generate Responsive Form Fields in React The Dynamic Form Field component should ideally be able to render different types of form fields based on the provided props.
Development Practices • Aug 06, 2024 Avoid These 3 Things When Working with Microservices Microservices architecture promises numerous benefits: scalability, flexibility, and quicker deployments. Yet, navigating can be challenging.
UX/Design Techniques • Aug 04, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit, Lesson 8 – Difficulty & Importance Matrix The Difficulty & Importance Matrix is a favorite Design Thinking method. Prioritize a list of items and note their relevance to your project.
Design Strategy • Jul 30, 2024 Go with Low-Fidelity Work for High-Fidelity Results Going lower-fidelity is worth the fight, I promise. Below are ways I’ve experienced the benefits of fighting for low-fidelity work.
