Slight deviation from the normal Tuesday & Thursday visualisations this week, due to OmniGraffle’s (an excellant Visio substitute) trial version expiring on me so I can’t do any visualisations until I buy a copy at the weekend. So this week I’m going to do some lists instead!
What is the task?
Describe the task.
Describe the desired output [...]
Regularly taking time to pause and then review and reflect on how you could improve, and then experimenting based on those thoughts is key to personal improvement and increasing productivity. This technique has really been highlighted to me since starting to use Agile development methodologies like Scrum where at at the end of each [...]
Note taking is something I’ve touched on before as part of problem solving when stuck, however I believe it is a topic that deserves a post of its own. Note taking should be a constant activity, most usually I’ve seen this done with a paper notebook and pen, in fact most jobs I’ve been in [...]
I recently helped a co-worker explain a new concept to another co-worker, as they were struggling to explain it themselves even though they were experienced working with the technology they wanted to explain. This started me thinking afterward about the art of explaining something complicated without leaning on the established jargon for that subject, as [...]