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The Secret to a Great Presentation
The class I teach is called “Story,” and the first assignment was to give a “TEDette.” I defined […]
Why Use OKRs?
Ben Lamorte, coach at okrs.com, tells this story[i] “My mentor and advisor, Jeff Walker, the guy who introduced […]
The Only Silver Bullet
It’s a beautiful day on the baylands, and I’m walking along, looking at the tall golden grass and […]
The Myths of Product Management
There have been a bunch of articles lately from designers on product management in the Silicon Valley. It’s […]
Radical Focus is HERE
You Executioner’s Tale fans, OKR proponents and people trying so hard every day to make great things happen… […]
Getting Started with OKRs
Just like new technologies, methodologies can suffer from the hype cycle. OKRs are no exception; I’ve met a number of […]
A Library of Visual Thinking
Over the last two years, I’ve deeply committed to working visually. I’ve sketchnoted talks, used visual stories to […]
The Timing of OKRs
If you have looked over my radical focus OKR approach and are ready to put into place OKR’s, you’ll […]
A Meeting to Set OKRs
Setting OKRs is hard. It involves taking a hard look at your company, and it involves having a […]
The Mechanics of Magic
Filmed this time last year, at UXLX. Be sure to watch the other great talks, esp one of […]
Performance Reviews & OKRs
One of the most common questions I get about OKRs is “How can I use these for performance […]
Your Portfolio Probably Sucks
I used to hire a lot of designers. Most portfolios tortured me. Not because the work was bad. […]
The Architecture of Advocacy
Opening Keynote at WIAD DC: The Architecture of Advocacy. On negotiation, and getting your ideas into the world. […]
The Shape of Story
“Perhaps because polish is so visible, many people erroneously believe it to be the most important part of […]
How to Choose
I’m overwhelmed. You are probably overwhelmed also. The last week, it’s been my inbox. I’ve got so many […]
The Sunday Report
Because I’m teaching Story and about do do a unit on Interactive Fiction, this is the bulk of […]
Why Design Needs Entrepreneurship (and Entrepreneurship Needs Design)
In my opinion, there are two conversations that are a waste of time. One is “should designers learn […]
Sunday Report. Status: Giddy
Reminder: if you love these blog posts, buy my essay collection. Keep me writing! “I look into Christina […]
I’d like to be a better visual designer. Assume I’m ~ new. Can you recommend an overall approach or strategy?
Reminder: if you love these blog posts, buy my essay collection. Keep me writing! I went a little […]
Breaking Point
I worked in restaurants for many years before I fell in love with the internet. If you wait […]
Sunday Report
I got a request to bring Sunday report back into play. It makes sense, since Gleanings, back when […]
Time Travel by Book
A twitter conversation prompted me to look up a booklist I kept in 2001. Kinda awesome. Via […]
My Year in Highlights
Here are this year’s highlights from my reading on the kindle. I find it interesting that I barely highlit […]
10 Ways to Read More Books Next Year
After reading 70 books, Austin Kleon listed his advice on reading more books. I hit my personal adult reading […]
Favorite Reads in 2014
In 2014, I went everywhere. That’s a topic for another post. But travel means lots and lots of […]
My Warm Gun Talk on OKRs
Is up! Enjoy!
DO DO: A Productivity Game
I’ve been blocked for two days. I kept sitting down at the computer to work, then I’d get […]
Workshop Design
I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand. ~ Confucius, 450 […]
Where in the World is Wodtke?
As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d share my upcoming workshops and talks Interactions 14 South […]