My friend Bill Scott once said at a conference, "Agile doesn't have a brain." What he meant by that is due to Agile's software engineering roots many organizations that have … Continue reading Agile doesn’t have a brain
Clients don’t want to buy experiments
Posted on September 9, 2014.When Josh Seiden, Giff Constable and I first launched Proof (now Neo NYC) we had a vision for a studio that designed and built meaningful, successful digital businesses for our … Continue reading Clients don’t want to buy experiments
Do you really have executive buy-in?
Posted on September 3, 2014.Seven years ago I moved back to the East Coast and took a job at an agency. Before accepting my offer I asked my potentially new boss how much support … Continue reading Do you really have executive buy-in?
It’s not enough to build a culture your teams can “live with”
Posted on May 3, 2014.I suffer from a chronic condition. It's nothing life-threatening and I am lucky that I have a relatively mild form of it. However, left untreated, it makes day-to-day life quite … Continue reading It’s not enough to build a culture your teams can “live with”
I have no idea what I’m doing
Posted on March 3, 2014.The difference between successful teams and leaders and those less so boils down to humility. Specifically, it's being humble enough to admit they don't know the answer up front. That … Continue reading I have no idea what I’m doing
Quantity trumps quality (at first)
Posted on February 24, 2014.I found the following excerpt on Derek Siver's blog. It's from a book called Art and Fear: The ceramics teacher announced he was dividing his class into two groups. All … Continue reading Quantity trumps quality (at first)
There is no such thing as UX strategy
Posted on February 17, 2014.2013 saw a lot of discussion around the topic of UX Strategy. In fact, there was at least one conference on the topic and a string of articles. However, all … Continue reading There is no such thing as UX strategy
Democratize creativity
Posted on February 10, 2014.In the industrial-era model of managing a company creativity was reserved for the executive suite. Only leaders and managers were allowed to determine what the company was going to build … Continue reading Democratize creativity
Agile coaches, I am your friend
Posted on February 3, 2014.I spend a lot of time consulting with large organizations grappling with making Agile work as an engineering practice and then expanding it to include marketing, product management and eventually … Continue reading Agile coaches, I am your friend
Turn Left!
Posted on January 27, 2014.Change is hard and often scary. Change in the enterprise is even scarier because it involves changing the way people work, how they're compensated and incentivized, how they manage … Continue reading Turn Left!