Category: Found Things
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A Day in the Stack: Every Tool Does One Job. The Story’s in the Handoffs.
I guest lectured a class recently. As usual, the best part came after the talk, when a student sent this(her magic wand question): “Wish you included one summary diagram that captures your entire AI stack. Some sort of table, with each tool listed that breaks down what you use it for, and where it fits…
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From Familiar to Foreign
You’ll learn how to challenge your own approaches. This can apply to how you do your work, tell stories, and execute. When designing experiences for human beings, a singular principle is at work—moving individuals from the familiar to the foreign. My fellow professionals are confused. They wonder if there is still a need for UX/UI/AX/CX…
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3 is more than magic.
Using numbers, you can build the best story, pitch, or presentation or be more precise at parties. Specifically 3 and 5. There is no perfect formula for preparation in storytelling at large. But purpose-driven storytelling and persuasion require some level of repeatable behavior to allow you to do other things off-script. There is a relatively…
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Macro to micro views
Paint a picture. Zoom in and out. 30,000 feet down to street view and back. Come with me; this is a story. Some of what folks struggle with in telling a story is the story is too high level or over indexes on details. As it happens, this is an attempt to break down the…
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Who are you talking to?
Who are you talking to? Sounds tense. In the world of the Five Slide Rule™ discipline, another deeply powerful practice is understanding the human (book slide), but even more fundamental is where is the human(s) in the audience.
