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Finding Inspiration at CreativeMornings Grand Rapids

What can I do to spark inspiration? How can I be confident that my time spent watching the ocean or driving through the countryside is going to pay off?

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Plays Well with Others – Lessons in Reusable Tooling

Programs must be able to work together, to talk and listen to one another, whether it's pipes, file descriptors, HTTP, or plain old TCP.

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The Value of Getting Involved

By joining the local design community, I've learned, I've grown, and I've gotten to know some of the best and most talented folks working in my field.

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Agile Leadership with the Leadership Agility Compass

Using Joiner and Josephs' Leadership Agility Compass to understand the many facets of leadership.

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Problem Solving at 200 Feet

As I learned how to rock climb, the way I approached problems quickly changed.

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Three Great Talks from self.conference 2014

Chris Nelson on web components, Angela Harms on people skills, and Leon Gersing on the philosophy of technology

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Doodles with Meaning – The Art of Sketchnoting

If you've ever sat down at a presentation and filled your notebook with meaningless doodles instead of presentation content, then sketchnoting is for you.

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Using New Projects to Guide Skill Development

Joining a new software project is stressful and intimidating, but it's also the best time to refine your skills and think about what you need to learn next.

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A Talk with Richard Saul Wurman

Fear having an uninteresting life. Fear not being able to answer the question. Comfort is not your friend.

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Florence Knoll: Defining Modern

I can only learn, strengthen myself, and improve my ability to solve problems by reaching across multiple disciplines.

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What Owning a Coffee Shop Taught Me about Software Development

Investing in a coffee business unexpectedly gave me skills to be a better software programmer.

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0x20 Lessons Learned as a Professional Developer

"Boring software is the best software," "what I know is way less interesting than what I don't," and a few other things development has taught me.

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