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• 09.13.10
  Homage to Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus Cognitive Surplus, innovate, inspiration, Technology, UX | (0)

  I’m about half way through Clay Shirky’s new book, ‘Cognitive Surplus’ and I have noticed his writing wrapped in story inspires me to sketch it’s themes. The one I’ve included for this post, illustrates the example Shirky uses to clarify the idea that scarcity (rather than abundance), is much easier to understand. If a product or service becomes rare, then we simply charge more for it. Done. A newly abundant thing means we change how we use it; think smashing open your radio, tinkering with the wiring, hackeroo style. Clay paints the perfect example, parents/grandparents ‘announcing’ the long distance ...
• 11.06.09
  Evolving. It is what we are built to do. give back, honesty, innovate, inspiration, teamwork, Technology, UX | (0)

  Change feels risky, while existing paths seem safe no matter how dated they are. Things change; it happens nearly every nanosecond in tech. The only problem with this constant reality is our ability to move with the tide in ways that benefit the profession; design, UX, development or otherwise. We get mired in the details, side swiped by edge cases and wrapped up in defining things that won’t matter in 6 months. So let’s do some house-keeping shall we? Glass houses make better stories If we can track, articulate and make clear measureable meaning out of what we do and how we ...
• 06.26.09
  Productivity: Business value in software development Design Thinking, Innovations, Microsoft, Technology | (0)

  My last post looked to the past to explain how productivity was a key to Microsoft’s initial success but that new business models and the ascent of the internet has changed that equation. One simple way to illustrate this is to look at software development. Historically software development has had it’s roots in what is good for the IT organization. Is it cheaper, easier, manageable for technologists to do what they need to accomplish? This was pretty evident in the systems design and command and control structure of technology as it evolved in the 50s through the 80s. ...
• 04.28.09
  Impossible is a Good Thing Austin, Design, Technology | (0)

  Take Care, Austin, TX Circa 2006 I had breakfast this morning with a former co-worker; I relish any chance to talk shop. We tackled the evolution of the tech industry and the ambiguity and strain it creates. Every time I have this conversation I always return to the same thought. “I could be an accountant or push paper somewhere and never deal with massive flux or uncertainty. But I would hate it.” I would be bored out of my skin. Almost every client project I’ve worked on is plagued with problems; no time, scope creep, communication woes, design and business strategy misalignments. ...

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