What can we actually learn about ourselves from stories?  Is there something deeper happening when we read a book, listen to a lecture, a comedian, listen to a friend rant to us over beers, watch a movie, or listen to a podcast? What are we …

You come home from a hard day’s work, exhausted. You hang up your coat, kick off your shoes, toss your keys to their designated spot, and greet your people and/or animals in customary fashion. It’s time for the evening’s activities: eat, read, Netflix, whatever things …

Have you ever watched a film or a show with an unsatisfying ending?  If you’re a real person with emotions and access to a streaming service, you probably have. What was it about the ending that left you feeling robbed? It probably wasn’t just that …

It is easier than ever to accumulate knowledge. What with online learning platforms and the freedom to share on social media, there is no lack of opportunities to learn new skills or get ideas. What we find as a result is an influx of content …

“Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?” –Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life I read avidly as a child and continued well into my teenage …

The headline is a little dramatic, but here’s what I mean. A question I get asked a lot when talking to clients and prospects is if we will be writing a script. “Will we get the script ahead of time? Or “Who writes the script?” …

Do we have to sacrifice our passions and creativity to fit into the already established societal economic mold? I’m sure that you’ll assume that my answer to this question is NO. Otherwise, why the heck would I write this? Why would I ask it at …

I’m often fighting a battle. Where do my unhinged creativity and ideas start, and where does the structure come into play? Or better yet, where does the motivation of a story and character/answering why and the meaning come in, and where should the description and the what play out? This applies …

One of the problems of using UX jargon in a conversation is assuming everyone in the room will understand what “graceful degradation” means in that context, or that they have read the same Don Norman book you have. …