Jan 26, 2016 | Cardsmith, Productivity, Project management, Strategy, Thinking tools
We’ve all been there. You conduct a lively group brainstorming session during which your team members contribute a bunch of interesting, creative solutions or ideas…but nothing actually comes of it. Instead, the results merely stagnate on a photo you took of the... 
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... 
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...