Thinking Design
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Women’s History Month–Redefining Their Fields
Söre Popitz, Elaine Lustig Cohen + Florence Knoll Bassett
Women’s History Month–Pioneers in Their Field
Jesse Tarbox Beals, Nellie Bly + Shirley Chisholm
What the Sex Pistols taught me about Design Operations
I was in High School when I discovered the Sex Pistols.
Time is Not on Our Side
Time is our most limited resource. Everyone’s time is precious. In business, we can hire more people and make more money, but the time we have is all the time we have, and it's because time is such a valuable and rare commodity that I want us to think about how we're using it. Meetings are a perfect example of time mismanagement, and there's something you can do about it.
Talking out of Sync
My Mother was a documentary film producer. Some of my earliest memories are of being in the editing studio where my mom worked with the editor to get the cut just right. Sometimes, the audio lagged the video and preceded the facial expression, which I thought looked so funny! The editor would immediately stop, say, “out of sync,” rewinding the master audio tape to line it up with the video; apparently, he didn’t think being out of sync was as funny as I did!
To Meet or Not to Meet?
During the Pandemic, meetings have increased by 10%! That’s 3 additional meetings a week! When are we supposed to get any work done? The first step to getting your productive time back is to conduct a meeting audit (understanding the different meeting types will also be helpful). Read this blog and learn all about ways to reduce and refine the meetings you have!
A Pandemic of Meetings – what can be done?
Even though humankind has been gathering and meeting for all sorts of reasons since time immemorial, we still haven’t cracked how to plan and run effective meetings. Or how to reduce their frequency.
5 Things Managers Can Do To Help Virtual Teams Thrive
As WFH enters into its third year, shouldn’t we be focused on thriving, not just producing?
Create a Team Ritual for High-Performing (Remote) Teams
'Tis the season ... of many things! Among them, rituals. Rituals enrich both our personal and professional lives, simultaneously grounding and connecting us. I hope that by sharing my experience with team rituals, I can help enrich your team’s holiday season.
Are You Right Brained or Left Brained? How About Both?
According to the Centre for Educational Neuroscience, the left brain vs. right brain thinking view outlines that “the left brain is the analytical, logical, verbal half while the right brain is the creative, emotional, visuospatial half; individuals who have one side more active than the other are believed show corresponding cognitive styles and personalities.”