February 22, 2022

Avanceé.Agency

A late posting, for a few reasons. But probably timing doesn’t really matter until it does 🤔 Continue reading →

February 11, 2022

Avanceé.Agency

Also published: Design’s Dialects Continue reading →

February 10, 2022

Avanceé.Agency

Across a few previous projects, one shape of deliverable was a data dictionary, or some type of subject-genre lexicon. The prevailing thought for this: a set of orders for the collective members of the team to understand the work to be done, and then translate into a comment language for outcomes (those created and those external). Sensemaking methods were used to establish common terms. In one project, this lexicon became a sprawling mess of pages, terms, external references, and eventually a consolidated playbook. Continue reading →

February 4, 2022

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Also published: One-Buttons Successes Continue reading →

January 31, 2022

Avanceé.Agency

“Can you help me just get this process down to where I can click one button and it does what I need?” There’s an anxiety and an excitement in these kinds of questions. Partially because it meets at the very thin intersection between outputs and outcomes. And at this boundary-place, there’s a navigation of expectations and enablement which can make or break an engagement. It’s in this space where the phrase (re)engineering complexity gets its legs. Continue reading →

January 28, 2022

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Also published: Sharpening A Few Arrows Read other articles here. Continue reading →

January 24, 2022

Avanceé.Agency

Have been encouraged over the past few weeks with several conversations about what this initiative is about. Into that end, many of those conversations have sparked a few refinements to previous ideas. In some cases, they’ve confirmed approaches, while in other cases they’ve lent a different perspective. What’s been good about this is the journaling that happens afterwards, it offers an opportunity to sharpen some of those arrows for eventual offerings or experiments. Continue reading →

January 21, 2022

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Also published: Three Leg Table Continue reading →

January 17, 2022

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Over the course of many years of mentoring and coaching, there’s been a common axiom shared with folks to help them identify a specific gap in development/maturity: A three legged table is very stable. What legs do you have? Many people do not realize that in personal and professional matters, it makes sense to have a balance of three layers of people around you. The first layer, teacher/mentor. The second layer, best friend(s)/road buddy. Continue reading →

January 14, 2022

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New year and the reading, linking, threading, and thematic interludes continue. One of the more fascinating aspects of last year’s reads was the continuity. Hoping to keep that up, with a few more original pieces to keep threading these also. Also published: A Bit Off the Cuff Also appeared on: Wealthy Tiger Podcast: Theology and the Metaverse Continue reading →