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Creativity Is Not About Ease of Use

In the documentary “It Might Get Loud” three of the most creative and influential guitar players in rock history, including: Jack White (White Stripes), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and The Edge (U2)...

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Global Reality

In 1968 Peter Drucker wrote a book with an elegant title, The Age of Discontinuity. In this book he identified four main topics which he believed would exert a profound influence on the shape of our...

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IxDA Ottawa – What Is Your Greatest Design Challenge?

I was recently invited to present at the kick-off event for the Interaction Design Association’s Ottawa chapter. A great first gathering with the opportunity to learn from local designers in the fast...

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Barriers to Better UX – The Organization Can’t FOCUS on Design

This is part of a series of posts on the 7 barriers to better user experience. For context, you might want to start with the introductory post, 7 Organizational Barriers to Designing Better...

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What If… I Could Change The Way You Sell Your Digital Solutions?

Have you ever been in a situation where you realize that trying to be too clever might be your Achilles heel? You know that moment, mid-sentence, when you actually see the audience you’re talking to...

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Learn. Share. Grow.

In retrospect, my early school years were rife with lessons not normally taught in the classroom, although I did not realize that at the time. Outside of the fun, games, and fights, (the latter I...

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SPEC Work Is Not Spectacular

Topic Simple recently published the video below “What is SPEC Work?” In my professional experience, including those I’ve interviewed and mentored around the world, this approach to landing design...

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Why I’m Quitting School

When I started my role as an information architect over six years ago, I read Rosenfeld and Morville’s polar bear book, which demonstrated through both the author’s credentials (MLIS degrees), and some...

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Creativity… The Missing Link Between Data and Common Sense

The following are slides and sources from my talk at the 3rd annual UX Camp Ottawa conference. Many thanks to volunteers and organizers for a wonderful experience! Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon...

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Debating with Conviction

I believe we need to debate differing points of view with conviction and not argue with such strong determination to be seen as most correct. In a world of great uncertainty, why is not the evolution...

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