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Team of Teams by Gen. Stanley McChrystal presents a modern approach to leading organizations that are responsive and adaptive - two qualities critical when facing into a complex environment.
Cloud Native Patterns by Cornellia Davis is about defining the cloud native term as a set of application development priorities towards fault-tolerance, availability, and scalability. In it, the author explains several popular design patterns for designing cloud native applications.
Quantum Computing is an emerging technology designed to perform complex computations in a fraction of the time it takes a classical supercomputer. Underneath this promise lies a solid technological, engineering, and scientific value proposition that can disrupt existing markets and support the emergence of new socio-technical systems that were previously unimaginable.
System Design Interview was written by Alex Xu initially as a guide to the System Design Interview and later as more of a survey of the essential concepts and patterns that one might use in high level software architecture design.
A case and analysis of GE’s FastWorks initiative. Borrowing concepts from Silicon Valley titans like Eric Ries, FastWorks sought to redefine how GE identified, executed, and financed products. What happened?
Site Reliability Engineering explains how Google runs production systems at scale. It is a compilation of articles which balance theory and practice. It is a companion to generalized DevOps theory, showing what a digital native DevOps implementation looks like.
Origin Stories help illustrate and anchor a new paradigm in a way that's organic and personal to the people involved.
Agile practices include holding regular retrospectives, blameless port-mortems, and open town-halls. These forums have their benefits and their drawback.
There is a difference between empathy and compassion. If our goal is to understand then we empathize. If our goal is to care then we feel compassion.
Collision 2018 brought 3000+ startups together with with over 20,000 attendees. The event was well-organized. At night, New Orleans took care of the rest. Her are my 3 takeaways.
The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, & John Willis presents the goals, principles, culture, and high-priority technical practices of DevOps.
Introduction to the Hypothesis Driven Development approach for product development.
Eric Ries in The Startup Way - an enterprise focused successor to The Lean Startup - argues that innovation is a management discipline that can be developed in Large Established Organizations.
Problem solving is important, but the ultimate problem solver is a team with Momentum. If we consider what momentum is, then we might be able to develop it.
The product development backlog is a big, bloated, unwieldy, mix of ideas. These "like to haves" and low priority improvements are a cognitive pollution that needs to go.
This presentation applies systems thinking to explain the common anti-pattern that promotes an addiction to busy work. I draw a lot from the Build Trap and Stephan Bungay's Art of Action.
“Lead with Intent” is at the core of most modern leadership philosophies. However most managers are still confused on exactly how to do it…
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Words cannot express my gratitude to the amazing people I’ve worked with over the last 3 and a half years at Pixafy and Net@Work. Wish i had…
Fantasy appreciates the limitations of normal perception and re-imagines the human condition. It tests our belief in things that are…
So day 2 was a lot of fun. My goal leading into the conference was to focus my attention on learning as much as I could on three topics I…
Okay so the first few sessions in the books here are some of the things I’ve learned at this years Magento Imagine conference. Magento vs…
Last year’s Magento Imagine Conference was great but I don’t think I got everything out of it that I could have. This year, to get the most…
http://tutorialzine.com/2014/07/20-impressive-css3-techniques-libraries-and-examples/ Libraries Bootstrap Bootstrap is a mobile responsive…
Programming is a craft. At its simplest, it comes down to getting a computer to do what you want it to do (or what your user wants it to do…
People in Tech are creative, self-motivated, and self-organizing. Leading in a tech company requires vision, values, and communication. The…
The New York Times article titled “Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace” ignited a lot of debate over the weekend. One…
When our team grew our matrix structure met significant challenges. Instead of adding more functional managers or additional management…
This is a question I often have, how long should a sales cycle be? It of course depends on what kind of project, what kind of development…
This post is part of the series: Managing the Professional Service Firm. Managers of professional service firms face many challenges. This…
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http://youtu.be/vyT-oGDnMqE Watched the movie “Begin Again”. Reminded that inspiration can come in so many forms, art, video and music top…
This post is part of a series called Managing the Professional Service Firm. Managers of professional service firms face many challenges…
This post is part of a series called Managing the Professional Service Firm. Managers of professional service firms face many challenges…
This post is part of a series called Managing the Professional Service Firm. Managers of professional service firms face many challenges…
Mid-level managers rarely have strategic objectives, tactical goals, and autonomy handed to them. Mid-level managers should collaborate with…
A3 Thinking is a great way to diagnose problems and communicate an action plan in a concise and easy to communicate format that is (among…
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Infographic for Growth Hacking your way to a better viral coefficient. Nicely done. Courtesy of DTelepathy.
Expectation, that is the true soul of art. If you can give a man more than he expects then he will laud you his entire life. If can create…
“Heartbeats” _[The Knife cover]_One night to be confused One night to speed up truth We had a promise made Four hands and then away Both…
This slideshare does an excellent job of introducing the concept: Rapid and Responsive - UX to Prototype with Bootstrap from Josh Jeffryes…
Google Gif… I loved this one Happy New Years
Post-Impression Hudson, a new “Look”, just launched today on We See Beauty. This is a site we’re very proud of and it has a lot to do with…
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According to Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers: The Story of Success, it takes someone 10,000 hours of practice to perfect a skill, so the…
So this is my version of a hump day Mild crisis in the morning — handled. Back on track 2) Update a product team on new wireframes for an…
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Lock your doors! Move forward. Each door we close, another opens. Return for what was left, or forget it. Move forward, and gain what was…
Working on tightening up my user stories, i came across this pretty decent video by Rally. It weaves in their a bit much APP but still a…
Bored on the train. Playing…
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Completed this client project including this custom Shopify website today, some graphic design, and general ecommerce consulting. Very happy…
A new logo concept design I’m working on for a client. Comments welcome!
So in response to valuable criticism and some analytics data we decided to make some changes to the Pixelated Solutions website design. The…
With the roads and subways flooded you may be thinking you could do for a swim. Then again… Stay safe and keep upbeat everyone. Image from…
The Challenge Starting from Monday October 29th I’m taking on an SEO challenge: I will work hard for 45 days to gain serious SEO cred for my…
Great video about visualizing a business model, an important step i’m going through at the moment. It makes talking about it easier and…
Pixelated Solutions is out of the box thinking of a digital agency. We’re calling it a digital collective or “freelance collective…
I’m working on an email campaign for a new Initiative called Trillion Watt Project. Cool idea, great group of people, hope it will be…
Great vid I stumbled. Good community too: Highexistance.com http://youtu.be/S8WReKlUFP4
These days it seems like every day I meet someone starting a business with a revolutionary new business model to reshape the product…
Great tut on how to create responsive websites. I have been doing some research on this since a lot of the Javascript gits a la 2009 don’t…
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I signed up today for Techyizu’s Lean Startup Machine Shanghai at the 12pm noon mark. From what I’ve heard, it seems like there has been so…
Here is a quick picture of of the Warmup last Thursday. It was in preparation of a weekend-long machup / convention / live-world-experiment…
Date set match :: Register Here quick http://techyizu-leanstartup-warmup-2012-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Probably not as big a deal as some of the blogs are making it sound (some make it sound pretty serious), but have a copy of your passport…
I know that everyone in China has experienced this often. You go to google, type in your search term, and get your results (sometimes…
Here’s a new look at WihlborgDesign.com. Will launch in the next couple days… Very earthy. Comments welcome!
I’m going to write a lot more about this but I want to get this up before I start splilling my brain beans because I think its an amazing…
ScrumGathering. Its June 7-9 .. hardcore types .. good lineup of speakers. a litle pricey but worth it. A number of the presentations will…
Wondering what Black Hat SEO is and how its changed over time? Here you go.
This hit… insane.
GM vs Ford infographic Source: econsultancy.com via Alex on Pinterest
Wihlborgdesign.com is a simple elegent identity site for the very lovely Wihlborg Design folks of Marin county, California. I just started…
Nerd Alert: I found this very entertaining. Can you tell the difference between Falcon, Pike, and JavaScript? http://wtpl.heroku.com/
Doing some research for a potential project I stumbled onto the Earth Hour 2012 site. Nice UK initiative. Check it out
Something New I drew up for an Event to promote Shanghai Lacrosse. Nothing too original here but I like it.
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I’ve used Evernote. Its a decent product/service and learning about how close it was to closing makes me really understand and respect the…
Screenshot from a new branding and development project Shanghai Teachers. Feedback welcome!
Those who know me know I love Google. I’m the guy that uses google chrome. Wears google tshirts. And sets his browser search to google even…
I am in awe of this guy. Makes it look so easy. Always great covers.
Today, in case you weren’t aware, marks the first ever English Mechup hosted by Technode in Beijing. The goal of the event was what you’d…
I’m often asked why I started a business instead of attempting to earn an MBA. I often point them to this infographic which I find helpful…
Awesome Chinese creatives Zhu Meng and Xu Biying from Zhongshan University based out of Guangzhou.
Just returned from a great night of Pecha Kucha sponsored by Dutch Design week in Shanghai. First i have to say it was an awesome crowd. I…
Working out is a battle of consistency. For those of you who know me, you know I like games. So there’s nothing that’ll make me more…
I’m looking forward to reading “Imagine” by Johna Lehrer. I know, ‘another book about creativity?’… yes its sickening how many creative…
I’ve expressed interest in many things through the years, including but not limited to: wizarding powers a robot body The iThink (the apple…
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One of the best books i’ve ever read
I think I can safely say I’m going to like this.
Okay so SXSW Interactive is over, it was by all accounts awesome… AND I MISSED IT. Darn. It hosts the cutting edge startups and conferences…
http://youtu.be/fZK75pXLlbY Women stand up against Rush in a quirky video. They turn these earmuff comments on their ear. I love the point…
This project is a work in progress. Looking forward to getting it up for everyone to see
Walk off the Earth, one of the most interesting bands ive seen come along in a while. I love watching them on youtube because whatever it is…
This book hits my think button in so many ways. I can’t wait for the next book to come out.
I’m not a huge fan of the design concept myself but I caught myself chuckling at the photo of the dog… I dunno, I’m just bored. Anyway…
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Groopti Gorilla Marketing cards were designed to be dropped in Coffee shops and other meeting places nearby design schools and design events…
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Been listening to this song all day today. Awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdwc7uUeUzE&feature=related
Starting over isn’t easy, but sometimes its the best thing. My Role: Designer, Developer, Blogger Now, the new blog is up. Its an adapted…
Created this video introduction of the concept behind Groopti together with the help of my Groopti team and our good friends at Kino Corp…
We developed a good number of new furniture designs at Groopti crowd-sourced from independent designers in more than 12 countries across the…
DeliciouslyDone is the personal blog of the very trendy and lovely Holly Kim (aka LittleMissShanghai). Role: Website and Logo Design…
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This booklet was designed as a welcome to Groopti. Not quite a manifesto and not quite a branding book, it is in between conveying the…
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The Groopti website was a super pro effort that came together with a big team effort from branding, UX design and testing, to community…
Role: Brand Interpreter, Lead Project Manager The Groopti Brand came together as a big team effort from Eitan Chitayat (Groopti Partner and…
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