Sep 21, 2015 | Cardsmith, Portland, Productivity, Project management, Startups, Strategy, Thinking tools, Uncategorized, Work
I’m a fan of a weekly meeting when working with a small team on a creative project that goes for many weeks or months. In a well-functioning team, a well-executed collaborative meeting of no more than one hour sets a kind of cadence that energizes and aligns the... 
Jun 25, 2015 | Productivity, Project management, Strategy, Work
If the world won’t be a better place once your project is completed, then your project isn’t worth doing. If the world will be improved when your project is done, then by all means, get it done as quickly as possible so the world can reap the benefits!... 
May 27, 2015 | Cardsmith, Creativity, Productivity, Strategy, Work
I love using pencils. There’s something about the feel of the graphite on a blank page. The pencil is a constantly changing writing device—both the width of the graphite path that follows, and the length of the pencil as it’s used. Most of the time it... 
Mar 12, 2015 | Cardsmith, Creativity, Play, Portland, Productivity, Startups, Strategy, Things we love, Thinking tools, Work
“My name is Monica Borrell and I love sticky notes.” No, this isn’t a confession of an addiction (while our team may think so sometimes), it’s a proud statement of fact by our founder and CEO. This love of sticky notes actually inspired Monica to create... 
Jan 20, 2015 | Productivity, Strategy, Writing
We’ve already opined on the magic of the sticky note in a previous post. Now, it’s time to talk about using sticky notes effectively while brainstorming, and it all boils down to one simple rule: one idea per sticky note. I love, really love sticky notes. Before... 
Dec 30, 2014 | Creativity, Play, Productivity, Project management, Strategy
We’ve already talked about general ideas for how to get started in a previous post, but what about specific tools for getting started? Well, we asked some project managers to provide some tips and tricks. “What tools do you use when first starting a project?” This is...