Attended a four hour workshop and was reminded about the tenuous relationship that facilitators have with their audiences. There is the implicit structure of a session where the facilitator is regarded as the subject matter expert. There is the handshake of greetings and slide decks or other … read more

For the past week have been sitting with the term “gateway.“ In part, a recollection of Gateway Computers (mid-90s to 2000s). Another part thinking about the types of transitional moments which happen as people, projects, and products evolve. For those in leadership roles, part of the “work” of your … read more

…figure out what you did to break things and get back on track. Am back at being able to get up to speed with the Monocle project by Brilliant Labs. Purchased this and seems like might have treated it, or its case, a bit roughly. Decided that it was worth repurchasing this while waiting for their … read more

Amongst the pieces of things this initiative has made evident, one of which has been a misunderstanding and misapplication of what it means to do, leverage, or even understand user experience (UX). For some, UX means the visual aesthetic- the user interface of a website, and not even the … read more

Decided to do an impromptu trip to the closest Apple Store and demo the Apple Vision Pro. The following are my impressions before, during, and after completing the demo - not edited except to add links from the written/scribbles. Before the Demo Took some time to collect my thoughts around whether … read more

Have been sitting today thinking about what’s been shared here and how there’s not been any conceptual bits shared in a long time. Part of that definitely due to NDA/NDA-type agreements. But also part of that due to much of the work isn’t about making a new (or refreshed view) of products. It has … read more

Went to a brunch and didn’t have the NFC ring when it came time to swap contact info. But, due to a recent acquisition, do have a backup in the form of a QR code that’s on an NFC business card. However, things weren’t as polished coming from the business card as they are coming from the ring. So, … read more

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