The opportunity A group of Product Owners from multiple organizations sought out better ways to tell the intricate story of how a device lifecycles in their environment so that management and stakeholders understood the complexity and status of work in progress. My Roles As a Strategist, I worked with the
They may have forgotten or had to push creativity aside, or had it stomped out. But it is inherent in all humans. The world is better when more people express creativity. I've got two quotes and a song lyric I've been thinking on. Let's
Helping Teams Move from Fragmented Structures to Shared Capability-Based Collaboration A large organization was facing growing fragmentation as they scaled. The issues included: * siloed teams * unclear ownership * duplicated effort * communication breakdowns Leadership needed a way to see how work, decisions, and priorities actually moved across the organization, so teams
Helping Cross-Functional Teams Build Shared Understanding Around Product Thinking The Challenge A large enterprise organization was working to strengthen Product Mindset adoption across multiple departments and teams. Individuals were interested in product thinking principles, but adoption was inconsistent and fragmented (siloed communication, inconsistent understanding of core concepts, and difficulty
Friday March 27th marked my last day as a corporate employee. The company cut my role, and I stepped into something new. I received my performance review which was positive. Four hours later, it was over. Everything is always in motion - between two states. Always liminal. I write this from
There's a moment before you step into an improv scene. You're standing in the wings or at the edge of the stage. Your body knows what to do, but your mind is quiet. This is the paradox I tell every improviser: you need to remember everything
The Challenge Pixels and Polygons: School of Digital Art & Animation approached me to address challenges common among aspiring animators and digital artists: communication barriers between students from diverse backgrounds, difficulty collaborating on team-based creative projects, creative blocks and self-consciousness, and low tolerance for the unpredictability inherent in
My friend Chris and I were accountability buddies in the Ness Labs Collector to Creator course a while back. This course was a really great introduction to collecting information and then doing something with it. Writing in particular, but whatever way you wanted to express yourself. Whatever way you wished
Will tomorrow look and feel a lot like today? Probably, yes. Will five years from now look and feel a lot like today? Plausibly, maybe. Possibly, no one knows. No one can see the future. Hell, no one knows exactly what to do right now. We strategize and plan and
I continue to try to get myself “into the room” where conversations are happening, so that I may draw them. Being present and listening, deeply listening, so that I can visually capture what is said is meditative, and fun. It’s a bit like performance, and a bit like facilitation.
This rock is changing right in front of your eyes. Slowly. When I took this photo, the tide was low, but coming in. I’d say that this rock was a part of the land. When the tide is high, the rock would be covered by water. It would then
A rising tide lifts all boats What a nice thought. I’ve said it myself when teaching. And when expressing how sharing and helping other people helps us all. It conjures a mind movie of all people, together. Enjoying the bay, and sailing out to the sunrise. The start of