Building effective teams in an age of difference
Take heart. Your presence at the table makes the team stronger.
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How we run our tech company flat, without hierarchy
And without it being a free-for-all.
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Shazam and the art of speeding value
It's not very socially positive or helping to change the world, but I am so in awe of Shazam, the app that lets you “identify the media playing
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How to upskill social impact organisations on data
Recently I’ve been reading the truly excellent ‘A Civic Technologist’s Practice Guide’ by Cyd Harrell. And it’s got me thinking about how we can best work with
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Managing stake (through the heart) holders
“When should we include stakeholders in this project?” We’ve all been there. You’re working up something new for your organisation, and you’re thinking about how to involve
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20 useful questions on teams & team-building, post Covid-19
This is the third part in a series of three posts, focusing on teams. The first post focuses on users and society, and the second on businesses. They are derived
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15 useful questions for product-based businesses, post Covid-19
This is the second in a series of three posts on products and innovation in the New Normal, focusing on businesses. The first post focuses on users and society, and
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30 useful questions for products & users, post Covid-19
Image: Tobias Bennett on Unsplash In June 2020 I ran an online workshop to look at what COVID-19 (and the future thereafter) means for products, users, teams and society. The
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How to encourage your team to launch an MVP first
There’s a new idea in town, and lots of talk about its potential to effect change or bring in revenue. So now the big guns in your organisation have
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How embracing possibility and enrolment leads to better campaigns
Recently I’ve been listening to Seth Godin’s excellent Akimbo podcast on enrolment and possibility. And these two concepts are so valuable when you’re thinking about new campaigns,
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How to run effective Design Sprint workshops
Recently I’ve been lucky to run a range of design and product workshops with Outlandish, the worker-owned tech agency. It’s something I love doing. From 5 day Design
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Update vs. Innovate
What version of operating system does your phone run? Is it the latest? If not, do you even care? The change in life that an upgrade makes, is it even
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