Avanceé.Agency
Avanceé.Agency
Connecting strategy & leadership with novel/innovative technologies

Avancee is a micro-consulting platform delivering strategic guidance, tailored to the competency maturity of a user or team. Learn more

Services include:

  1. User Experience (UX) & Process/Service Design
  2. Process Research and Business Analysis
  3. Innovation Coaching (incl. Fractional Leadership)

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  • Robots Arise, Creativity Falls?

    Some time ago, posted a piece of an insight because of the rise in the use of DALL-E (and similar) to re-imagine aspects of this world: Waiting for the first DALL-E project to callout haphazard product management - Twitter Prompted by seeing so many folks imagine and re-image everything from streetscapes to classic artwork, there was some wondering about the fate of those in creative spaces. And, as what has been the case for a while, new tools do call into question the value and future of creative behaviors and outlets. Continue reading →

  • Avanceé Reads for 12 Aug 22 🔗

    Also published: On That Ring Project LinkedIn: Studying past notes, interesting insight: the org layer below “strategy” is leaning heavily into being better storytellers. Positive, perhaps. But, some foundations of rhetoric have been missing in edu moments for some time… stories w/o persuasion is ‘noise’, where strategy wants ‘signal’ 🧐🤔 Also featured with Everett Advisors: a boutique firm that helps inventive, high-integrity Founders and Boards build multi-generational businesses. We’ve spent the last 20 years advising and operating startups to F500s, in the most challenging high-growth and turnaround situations. Continue reading →

  • On that Ring Project

    The hardest thing about our long-running NFC ring project is not commandeering the hardware (and software) so that this Java OS ring could be programmed. It is actually, what exactly is going to be the benefit of a piece of jewelry that is more than a wallet? And I think this is the same kind of question that many of the web3, NFT, Blockchain, etc. projects tend to talk about. At least, those that try to move past being more than a custodial artifact. Continue reading →

  • Avanceé Reads for 5 Aug 22 🔗

    Also published: [LinkedIn: A Simple Teat to Validate Maturity of Design Leadership](www.linkedin.com/posts/ant…] Continue reading →

  • Avanceé Reads for 29 July 22 🔗

    Also published: Homeostasis As Normal LinkedIn: Yes, it is difficult for many to see what has been prevented because of often putting out fires from what wasn’t prevented. Reaction being judged as more important than prevention. This puts some methods and innovations at a disadvantage from being recognized and adopted. The ability to prevent doesn’t (and shouldn’t) look like the ability to defend and/or react. Leadership who notices this and adjusts their perspectives accordingly have a better chance of being ahead of change, rather than expressing agility through traumas-formed-thru-change. Continue reading →

  • Homeostasis As Normal

    What if productivity is getting to the point (or maybe knowledge work, or any kind of work for that matter) of establishing homeostasis as the normal state, and disorganized, stress, entropy, whatever you wanna call it as the abnormal? If this was the case, would we be looking at the concept of “weekend“ or “vacation“ in the same context that we currently do? Or, would work begin to take on a deeper meaning than simply “doing enough to survive. Continue reading →

  • Avanceé Reads for 22 July 22 🔗

    Also published: Design’s Credibility Continue reading →

  • Design’s Credibility

    While listening to Charles Barkley on the Draymond Green podcast, he brings up an interesting point regarding credibility. Paraphrasing: it doesn’t matter how an active player views something that’s happening in the league, but they have to tell the truth in such a way which doesn’t rip the player, but addresses the behavior. Charles goes on to use “he had a bad game,“ as an example. Because the player probably had a bad game that night, it doesn’t mean the player is horrible, the person is horrible, etc. Continue reading →

  • Avanceé Reads for 15 July 22 🔗

    Also published: Platform Semantics Intersection of Outputs and Outcomes Continue reading →

  • Platform Semantics

    Do I need to care about their platforms? This is a question often asked before going into certain types of training and consulting sessions. Part of this comes from a major disconnect in the workspaces others use. It only matters when brought in for some specific feature. But, also comes out when the thing needed isn’t the feature, but some kind of output the feature creates. Often, the output isn’t very unique, it’s a report or summary of what’s valuable or important. Continue reading →