The opening keynote was a woman, the closing keynote a black man. In between there were 16 white […]
Diversity Is Hard
Monday Commitments and Friday Wins
Many companies who try OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) fail, and they blame the system. But no system works if […]
The Art of the OKR
Read the updated post, Art of the OKR Redux instead! A lot has changed since 2014…. […]
Designer as Founder: Week Two Class Notes
This week the students presented the insights they gained from talking to users and how the evolved the […]
Designer as Founder: Week One Class Notes
I’ve begun teaching a class at CCA called Designer as Founder. Having made that transition myself, and with […]
27 Thoughts on Product Management
Riding the train this morning, I thought about what it takes to be a Product Manger. I was […]
What the Agency Doesn’t Know
Watch this Webstock ’13: Mike Monteiro – How Designers Destroyed the World from Webstock on Vimeo. I […]
Don’t Kill Your Channels
A channel is a way you can reach your users. It can be email, notifications, stories in a Facebook stream or even […]
We Have Met the Enemy, and It’s Not Us
This was inspired by an exchange with a friend who is a consultant, and can’t stand the idea […]
Tell Me a Little Bit About Yourself
Everyone should know how to introduce themselves to a prospect. You can be a designer on an interview, […]