Part of the market space in which Avanceé plays is within the civic tech space. Civic tech, or the technologies and services which facilitate government services and citizen engagement, is a mixture of fast moving pieces and slow(er) moving policies. If there’s any play for re-engineering … read more

In dedicating more of a focus to Avanceé, there’s been a good bit of resetting the plate which has happened across several familiar and unfamiliar spaces. In some conversations, there’s been less “here’s what Avanceé does” and more “how can Avanceé help you.” In some spaces there’s been a subtle … read more

This has been an interesting year in regards to various experiments. In some respects, these experiments are a testament to an ongoing curiosity that drives this initiative. But in other respects, there’s a little bit of looking back to see what could’ve been, something like regret but not as … read more

In the recent attention towards Avanceé, one area of interest has been in shaping “fractional executive services.“ Thought it would take a little to understand, but am finding the curiosity of what is possible needs to also be tangible to what is delivered. So this will lay out that offering as … read more

Responded to an insightful post on LinkedIn which Dr. Richard Claydon asks about challenges related to going back to the office/remote work as normal (for knowledge workers). What’s the biggest challenge of the various return to office models being suggested to the markets? Many having difficulties … read more

Dark Patterns Are Decisions In a recent conversation regarding design governance and operations, the topic of managing design debt came forward. This was great as there was another convo (panel) regarding dark patterns on deck. A chance to get some symmetry and homework done at the same time. What … read more

Over the past few months, a series of conversations regarding design operations (DesignOps) has been gaining steam in some local channels. While many organizations, and even smaller teams, understand the need, many do not have a framework or structure within those organizations to produce … read more

Digital transformation Modernization Lane Minimalist \ There are many terms and fads which make their way through enterprise conversations. And for the most part, it’s very hard to ignore. Mostly because knowledge of those terms is what allows conversations for productivity or profitability to be … read more

For the past weeks, have been staring a friend’s business card who is involved in the wellness sector. What’s most interesting about their practice is they are in a part of the wellness sector which also serves government customers. A space where you don’t usually think of contracting entities … read more

Today seems to have been a continual gospel about sensemaking. In its most basic definition, sensemaking is the method or process that one uses to make sense of the world around them. Often, we have these frameworks and many of them quickly become unconsciously driven. However, when they become … read more