learning Archives

Growing as Makers

Document Your Process to Teach and Learn a New Task Well

One thing that’s helped me teach and learn new tasks is our team’s emphasis on documentation and a defined way to pass along process.

Culture

Establish a Learning Culture Framework and See Your Business Thrive

Establishing a learning culture is a competitive business advantage. This post presents a Learning Culture Framework to help guide you.

Growing as Makers

Lacking inspiration at work? Teach someone what you do!

I discovered that when you teach a coworker or friend about what you do, you gain inspiration and a newfound appreciation for your work.

Growing as Makers

Learn to Code: Make It Simple, Personal & Communal

Learning to code is simple but not easy. Good learning makes it stupid simple. It also makes it personal, and it makes it communal.

Growing as Makers

Tips for Navigating Your First Full-Time Job: Lessons from a Year of Pair Programming

Navigating your first full-time job can be difficult. I learned several important things from pair programming, and I'll share them with you.

Growing as Makers

Conferences with Colleagues – 6 Ways to Do it Right

Conferences are more enjoyable and more beneficial with a group of coworkers. Team building is the biggest ROI for companies that support employee Prof Dev.

Personal Optimization

Why You Should Never Use the Word “Obviously”

Obviously is a purely a destructive word — it's often used when a new concept is built from pre-existing but unexplained (and often unexamined) ideas.

Evolving the Industry

10 Tips for Running an Elementary School Computer Club

It's a challenge to keep a group of 4th- and 5th-graders engaged for an hour, even when they get to write computer games.

Culture

Creating Common Ground with the Atomic Reading List

Having a required reading list is that it gives everyone in the company a philosophical common ground to build on. It has created a large group of tech-savvy Makers who all work in

Growing as Makers

New Job? 3 Tips for Overcoming Your Fear

Starting a first job can be scary, intimidating, and overwhelming. Here are three ways to conquer your fear and start growing.

Project & Team Management

Shared Understanding: Building Languages and Communities Around Software

A look at how language and community can promote better understanding and shared vision between makers and their clients.

Personal Optimization

How Do You Know What You Don’t Know?

These three questions can help me identify my understanding of any topic or idea. They also provide a guide on improving my knowledge of any topic or idea I am unfamiliar with.