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2023

/ Jan 2023

Brand Building

I was previously co-chair and co-founder of the Big Design Conference, an annual UX conference. I initially helped curate content

2022

/ Oct 2022

Welcome to Resilient Context

I've been deeply studying context since 2012. I have an unfinished book on the subject because of where

2021

/ Mar 2021

Why AI Won’t Solve Content Problems

2021

/ Feb 2021

Algorithms are inherently bias.

2020

/ Dec 2020

Thanks, Marley, for your response.

To be clear, my healthcare experience wasn’t all bad. My point was I witnessed Black people receiving substandard care and I personally…

2020

/ Dec 2020

Antivaxxing discussion aside, Marley's points are spot on. I've seen it myself:

I had necrotizing pancreatitis in 2011/2012. I went into multiorgan failure and spent three months in the hospital. Then I spent an entire…

2019

/ Jun 2019

This notification issue has been bothering me for some time.

We should be considering the entire context of users and their environments.

2016

/ Jan 2016

Applicant tracking systems (ATS) are an outcome of our economy.

I’ve been in IT for over 20 years and this was news to me until last year. I’m no Luddite either. Not everyone is technically savvy and…

2016

/ Jan 2016

I nearly died in 2011 and my biggest regrets after that experience were, not only did I not work on…

After growing up in the 70s and 80s, it seemed money mattered most. Greed was good and Alex P. Keaton was more hero than parody. So when…

2015

/ Nov 2015

The reason this is so frustrating is that we all know everyone is capable of behaving better.

2015

/ Nov 2015

Depression is always a work in progress.

I’m glad you reached out to a friend. Nobody can take on depression alone. It’s too much of a monster. If your readers take away anything…

2015

/ Nov 2015

My illness changed how I thought about everything.

If you ever need to bounce anything off of ex-patient who speaks your language, let me know.

2015

/ Nov 2015

I’ve been on both sides of this.

Care providers who directly work with patients do see them as people. I spent three months in several hospitals and noticed nursing staff…

2015

/ Nov 2015

About that Shift Boss

Back in July, Tim O'Reilly posted about his What’s the Future (WTF) Conference, which is this week. O’Reilly’s article paints a picture of…

2015

/ Oct 2015

Agile as an Unwieldy Marching Band

Here in north Texas, marching bands are large and competitive with their own cultures. My daughter’s high school band has around 260 kids…

2015

/ Sep 2015

Thanks, David. This is a great observation.

I’ve noticed project management generally follows the same sort of rebirth you describe here. Most project management methodologies are…

2015

/ Sep 2015

Yeah, the irony of using social media to criticize social media isn’t lost on me.

Yeah, the irony of using social media to criticize social media isn’t lost on me. Kind of like how

2015

/ Sep 2015

Rediscovering Focus

It’s been a long time since I’ve sat down to actually write a serious blog post. If you don’t already know by my shameless self-promotion…