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Negotiations With Audiences
Attended a four hour workshop and was reminded about the tenuous relationship that facilitators have with their audiences. There is the implicit structure of a session where the facilitator is regarded as the subject matter expert. There is the handshake of greetings and slide decks or other paraphernalia. There is the negotiation that the facilitator makes with the audience through affirmations and jokes, through summaries and bullet points. And all the wild the audience is making the same negotiation. Continue reading →
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Gateway
For the past week have been sitting with the term “gateway.“ In part, a recollection of Gateway Computers (mid-90s to 2000s). Another part thinking about the types of transitional moments which happen as people, projects, and products evolve. For those in leadership roles, part of the “work” of your role is recognizing then stewarding people and processes through those changes. You are one part giving them steps to actualize a vision which was set before them. Continue reading →
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If At First You Don’t Succeed
…figure out what you did to break things and get back on track. Am back at being able to get up to speed with the Monocle project by Brilliant Labs. Purchased this and seems like might have treated it, or its case, a bit roughly. Decided that it was worth repurchasing this while waiting for their Frame iteration to come in. After a few hiccups with resetting Monocle via its Noa app on a few devices, am back at letting it be something of an assistant in training. Continue reading →
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Reshaping a Definition of UX
Amongst the pieces of things this initiative has made evident, one of which has been a misunderstanding and misapplication of what it means to do, leverage, or even understand user experience (UX). For some, UX means the visual aesthetic- the user interface of a website, and not even the interactions, but just its colors, layout, and branding. For some, their landing of user experience begins at interviews and design thinking games, and ends at reports with tangible assets to hand off to someone else to implement so that the interviews and games could be restarted anew. Continue reading →
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Vision Pro (Demo) Impressions
Decided to do an impromptu trip to the closest Apple Store and demo the Apple Vision Pro. The following are my impressions before, during, and after completing the demo - not edited except to add links from the written/scribbles. Before the Demo Took some time to collect my thoughts around whether the Vision Pro is a “new“ thing or evolution of the Mac. Compared initial, extended view/feel of the Vision Pro to the Studio Display and iMac. Continue reading →
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Been A Long Time Since Concepts
Have been sitting today thinking about what’s been shared here and how there’s not been any conceptual bits shared in a long time. Part of that definitely due to NDA/NDA-type agreements. But also part of that due to much of the work isn’t about making a new (or refreshed view) of products. It has been about the use of products already in hand - going back to our three-step Goals/Issues/Resources sensemaking framework. Continue reading →
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Always Refining the Contact Points
Went to a brunch and didn’t have the NFC ring when it came time to swap contact info. But, due to a recent acquisition, do have a backup in the form of a QR code that’s on an NFC business card. However, things weren’t as polished coming from the business card as they are coming from the ring. So, after doing a little bit of cleanup work with the service that’s behind the QR code (MyTTag) once that brunch was over, am feeling a lot more comfortable with using the business card in a pinch. Continue reading →
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Avanceé 2023 Review
As has been the case each year since this venture begun, Avanceé looks at what has been shared, contemplated, and experimented towards in the past 12 months. Similar to previous years, bits will be light and brief, though pointing to what might be coming next is also par-the-course. Previous year reviews can be read at the following links: 2022 2021 2020 Much about this year could be grouped into the themes of “instigating more research and experiments” and “agility in the face of uncertainty. Continue reading →
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Forward Thinking
A bit of the things am chewing on after a few conversations (even in one day) regarding taking expertise and turning it into a package of courses - teaching people how to think is a path forward in the knowledge industry where the tools are being transformedd and augmented faster than many can keep up. I see some of these and think it’s worthwhile for those who can definitely shape sessions and become a distinct lighthouse in this age. Continue reading →
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All the Personal Computing One Needs
Sitting in a cafe, thinking about what’s happening with the hardware side of computing and wonder how much longer before we get to just having these “matchbox-sized devices” as all the computing that’s needed? Granted, neither the AirPods Pro or Monocle are able to do much themselves right now. But, local learning models plus “connectivity when needed” (local-first approaches) could really take personal computing and make it truly personal. Even with the various ways folks are using their devices in the cafe (laptop and over the ear headphones, a person just on their mobile, and another using their mobile alongside books/hand-written notes, there’s this sense that the screen really needs to be more malleable. Continue reading →
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