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A Career Journey

(or Walking with Le Corbusier and Don Norman) — For some of us, our professional lives are a large part of our identity. We can tell ourselves that our jobs don’t define us but in truth our jobs are an extension of who we are. And for some of us,what we do is our essence and being. …

Career Paths

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A Career Journey
A Career Journey
Career Paths

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Jun 19, 2022

Project leadership with a humanist strategy— Part 2

In the first article, I gave some real-life examples with challenging project managers and workplace situations. This second article explores methods that can help foster project leadership and benefit an organization as well as individual team members. Work-life balance has been a long sought goal but recently it has become…

Project Management

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One step forward, two steps ahead in schedule — Part 2
One step forward, two steps ahead in schedule — Part 2
Project Management

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Jun 14, 2022

The high cost of not managing — Part 1

This is the first of a three-part series on problematic project management and steps that could be done to create a healthier and more productive team environment. …

Project Management

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The high cost of not managing — Part 1
The high cost of not managing — Part 1
Project Management

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·Oct 5, 2021

Is this ethical? And other design lessons learned from conflict

Conflict can lead to a positive outcome if the strategy to guide the process is led by design purpose. In building better designs, a strategy that promotes quality over speed of production can have encouraging outcomes for human experience and business goals. However, increasingly in design, there has been higher…

Design

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Is this ethical? And other design lessons learned from conflict
Is this ethical? And other design lessons learned from conflict
Design

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·Aug 5, 2021

Designer questions for design

The design profession is always growing, adapting, and changing — and it’s why I find it equally exciting and purposeful. Designers are a mix of the analytical with the creative and there are no two designers who are exactly the same. Similarly, there are many types of advice on how…

Design Thinking

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Designer Questions for Design
Designer Questions for Design
Design Thinking

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Apr 12, 2021

Interior Design Meets AI

Designing a residential home for a client facing vision loss The year was 2011 and Siri had just arrived to surprise and delight the world. For one of my design clients, it was technology right in the moment that it was most needed. (The clients had requested no published images…

UX Design

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Interior Design Meets AI
Interior Design Meets AI
UX Design

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Karen Man

Karen Man

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