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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  • Invaluable Tools for New Thinking

    Looking back over 20+ years of various entrepreneurial and employee pursuits, a common theme of innovation and inventiveness comes through. At various stops, a way of thinking or method has been taken from inside the head into something applicable for others to employ. From a thought to a tool if you will. One could go their entire career using tools created by others. But, when given the opportunity or the challenge to create tools from their own experience or expertise, they fall flat. Continue reading →

  • Lessons from Mobile on Medium

    Have been writing for a long time. And it seems as if every few years that writing shifts a paradigm or two. Before microblog, there was a series of these kind of post happening on Medium. Noticed a few new subscribers to the series called “Lessons from Mobile” and decided to go ahead and update it with some of the more forward thinking pieces posted here regarding going beyond “mobile devices and connectivity. Continue reading →

  • Why Keyboards Remain

    I figured it out… sort of (thoughts while reading MacStories Apple Magic Keyboard First Impressions) The “why keyboard is needed for the iPad to be a computer” discussion hits a nerve. On the surface, it seems like a “but the software isn’t designed for touch” argument… but that’s not it, it’s control. Specifically, a lack of knowing how to control one’s own hands and fingers (appendages). Many, having not been in such a “need to learn” state since being a kid learning fine motor skills, software leaps such as multitouch, gestural, and spatial interfaces show how little folks have actually learned how to use their bodies. Continue reading →

  • Is Omni Workspace > Remote Workstation

    Many knowledge workers have been relegated to working remotely against the foreground (many Zoom) meetings and attempts to recreate what’s lost in office culture sparked a thought summarized in a recent tweet: Half wondering why we’ve not heard much about bulk or strategic purchases of HoloLens/Occulus/Magic Leap/etc devices… is available software, or the platforms themselves, still too immature for this productivity reset For all of the individuals and companies making batches of rush purchases for monitors and keyboards, it’s a wonder why there’s not been so loud an ask for more omni-channel tools like he HoloLens, Occulus VR headsets, and similar. Continue reading →

  • Distributed Work, Flows

    As many companies are beginning to understand what they can and cannot do in regards to a distributed workforce, it is a good time to take a look at the resiliency of workflows. Specifically, what does it mean to have a workflow that is more impervious to disruption, against one that is conductive to relational specifics? For example, one company looks at how they can continue to maintain a particular level of support. Continue reading →

  • The Parlee Cycles and Toyota Prius Project

    Reposting from my personal blog — from 2011 — with a few small edits because it’s a view remembered and maybe worth exploring anew For a number of weeks, on an on and off basis, I’ve been following John Prolly’s documenting of a project he and Parlee Cycles is doing with Toyota. Essentially, what they are doing is taking the ethos of the Prius and distilling that into a bicycle. What they came up with is amazing, ingenious, and to me, points at a possible detour towards the discussion towards doping in professional cycling. Continue reading →

  • Going To, Putting On

    Is it really a relationship, or something different Ruminating on the recently announced update for iPad devices (iPadOS 13.4), the conversation about “is this a computer“ is sparked again because of the addition of external pointer/mouse support. And really, this is something that only seems to happen in a very small, yet loud contingent of media and fans of Apple devices devices. But, it was notable enough to cause some reflection to a past writing, and later a statement which lingered a little bit longer than the 280 characters it was given: Continue reading →

  • Wearable Awareness

    For the past week, have been comparing the use of smart ring (Ōura) and a mood ring. In many respects, both of these devices do the same thing. However they get there by different means. The smart ring is a series of circuits and electricity, analyzed on device, and then passed to another device to be combined with a series of algorithms to give one a trend map of a particular set of wellness parameters. Continue reading →

  • Notable Reads for 20 Mar 🔗

    Haven’t published the “Notable Reads” series at all this year. Part of that being a bit less disciplined in the end of week contemplation. Part of that wondering if that’s the right format for sharing longer bits of content here. Not sure. But, today was full. So how about a share from what’s just been read today? An Epidemic Graphing Calculator Read at 7:02 PM Three Unexpected Things I’ve Learned About UX Management Read at 3:43 PM China Rescinds Penalty for Late Doctor Who Warned About Coronavirus - WSJ Read at 6:08 AM A family trip from Switzerland to China with a solar powered Armadillo electric cargo bike Read at 6:01 AM Staying Connected – Painfully Hopeful Read at 5:39 AM When Your Body Says No | Outside Online Read at 11:27 PM Stop trying to solve traffic and start building great places Read at 9:54 PM TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time (4K) - YouTube Read at 8:23 PM End-user programming Read at 3:52 PM This was compiled and formatted using the previously shared Avanceé Reads Apple Shortcut. Continue reading →

  • Gravel Bike Stroll 🕶 📹

    Posting a bit different than the usual, a video of one of my latest bike rides. Some call it “gravel,” and some prefer the term “all-road.” Both work, because both happened during this roll. Gravel Bike Stroll Per the usual, Snap’s Spectacles are the tool of choice for recording. There are a few reasons for this. But, the best reason is simply the versatility of memory-eyes which are in the same position as organic ones. Continue reading →