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Avanceé Reads 26 Nov 21 🔗
Also this week: What Does A Fractional Executive Do / Avanceé’s Fractional Services Offering Continue reading →
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What Does A Fractional Executive Do?
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 conceived so far. First, it makes sense to start with what Avanceé already is, taken from the description here: Continue reading →
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Avanceé Reads 19 Nov 21 🔗
Also this week: Expectations and Boundaries Continue reading →
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Expectations and Boundaries
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 reconciling professional and personal expectations regarding “what has to happen” vs “what is happening.” Some are finding the loosening of expectations as giving them room for a framework they’ve long wanted to explore. Continue reading →
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Avanceé Reads 12 Nov 21 🔗
Also this week, Dark Patterns Are Decisions. Continue reading →
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Dark Patterns Are Decisions
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 are dark patterns? Well, they are essentially methods found as a result of a design asking a person to do something that they would not ordinarily do, or outright deceiving the user (several types of them). Continue reading →
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Avanceé Reads 5 Nov 21 ✍🏽🔗
Also this week: Structuting and Shaping DesignOps Continue reading →
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Structuring & Shaping DesignOps
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 operational structures for actively maturing design and research needs. Mostly noting these gaps due to a lack of senior experience, consistency in design/research credentials, and/or metrics befitting the business’s specific ROI rather than “design vernacular. Continue reading →
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Avanceé Reads 29 Oct 21 🔗
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Tymbals’s Series on Trust
Our friend at Tymbals has been back at it, (re)publishing a series of posts on the impact of AI, Blockchain and Digital Marketplaces on professional services with a specific focus on the future of advertising. For those looking into the intersection between blockchain, trust, and professional services, this is a series worth chewing. The Agency of the Future The Innovation Marketplace The Business of Manufacturing Trust Continue reading →
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Avancee is a micro-consulting platform delivering strategic guidance, tailored to the competency maturity of a user or team. Learn more
Services include:
- User Experience (UX) & Process/Service Design
- Process Research and Business Analysis
- Innovation Coaching (incl. Fractional Leadership)
