As has been the case each year since this venture begun, Avanceé looks at what has been shared, contemplated, and experimented towards in the past 12 months. Similar to previous years, bits will be light and brief, though pointing to what might be coming next is also par-the-course. Previous year … read more

A bit of the things am chewing on after a few conversations (even in one day) regarding taking expertise and turning it into a package of courses - teaching people how to think is a path forward in the knowledge industry where the tools are being transformedd and augmented faster than many can keep … read more

Sitting in a cafe, thinking about what’s happening with the hardware side of computing and wonder how much longer before we get to just having these “matchbox-sized devices” as all the computing that’s needed? Granted, neither the AirPods Pro or Monocle are able to do much themselves right now. But, … read more

What’s the value of creativity or any type of manual information work during this age where the tools for work moves faster towards network-automated transformations? It would appear that the phase of connected work accelerated by “asynchronous, collaboration“ has really moved “slow curiosity and … read more

Contentious opinion? Apple and Humane aren’t wrong… you do not want a controller or other device as a necessary input tool when using AR/VR/MR devices. Towards the end of June, jumped again into the AR/VR thing with adding the XReal Air to the Avancee device lab. This is really an interesting … read more

Apparently, I’m getting older. And saying that because more often than not these days, am looking for areas where it’s quiet. Or more specifically, where the noted decibel ranges somewhere under 50 dB, and that’s not a bad thing, we know there’s a connection regarding noise, pollution, and our … read more

Went down some rabbit hole looking at VR and AR devices and got back around the XReal (formerly NReal) lineup. Besides the usual, “need to consider prescription lenses bit, there was actually some good commentary found not just about the tech, but what folks now understand that they want having seen … read more

In the shape of Avanceé, there’s the aforementioned challenge of the coaching down-slope, but also there’s that of other frustrations. Not speaking of things such as tech/tools not working, or even of slower-than-desired answering of questions. No, probably the hardest frustration to deal with is … read more

Much about coaching others seems to be setting people and teams on the upswing. But, you’ve also got to deal with the reality of breaking down or the down-slope. This can be when you’ve made the decision to shift strategy and tactics, and it means significant behavior changes (aka, change management … read more

One of the things which most bugs about some of the way computing is looked at is the focus on there needing to be some “work” or “productivity” involved. There’s got to be a keyboard, there’s got to be someone making money on one or all ends of whatever is happening - even if all that is happening … read more

Most things shared here are small notes and threads amongst topics others are talking about. But what about when others aren’t talking? Well, we are creating a research and (experimentation) development and laboratory of sorts. For a long time, the primary means of being able to explore and exploit … read more

It’s often a topic sits in the mind long enough to become something to write about. This is again one of those times. Conversations reigniting agile (the project management methodology) have often found itself in direct opposition to UX (governance, research, etc) once again. And this isn’t wrong. … read more

There’s a lot of possibilities (Mastadon, Discord, Gas, Snap, etc). But, if you know me, I tend to be a tick ahead. Not one to jump on anything, am quite deliberate with play and experiments. Often times nearing the edge of what’s popular for a moment before it dies, am sometimes also behind the … read more

Around this time of the year, we revisit some of the research and experiments which have been a part of the ongoing development of Avanceé. Often talked to lightly, but frame a good bit of what becomes the insights and lessons shared with (incoming and potential) clients. The following is a small … read more

The other week, a tweet asked: Are you a computer software professional and unhappy with your workstation OS If a brand new OS shipped tomorrow, what about it would make you excited? This was such an excellent topic, that it went into the drafts last week, and some work towards some more … read more

Watching young ones with connectivity is always a lesson. You might see them being distracted, or mindlessly entertained. I see them as navigating multiple realities without a sense of the boundaries of bias or manners. Younger family members have been doing a thing where I’m put on FaceTime while … read more

What if productivity is getting to the point (or maybe knowledge work, or any kind of work for that matter) of establishing homeostasis as the normal state, and disorganized, stress, entropy, whatever you wanna call it as the abnormal? If this was the case, would we be looking at the concept of … read more

While listening to Charles Barkley on the Draymond Green podcast, he brings up an interesting point regarding credibility. Paraphrasing: it doesn’t matter how an active player views something that’s happening in the league, but they have to tell the truth in such a way which doesn’t rip the player, … read more

Do I need to care about their platforms? This is a question often asked before going into certain types of training and consulting sessions. Part of this comes from a major disconnect in the workspaces others use. It only matters when brought in for some specific feature. But, also comes out when … read more

Around this time of the year, many in the USA celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, cookouts, parades, and other festive moments. And yet, you can also see around the enterprise America’s own version of Independence Day celebrations. Everything from giving folks an additional day off, to … read more