Bill HigginsThe art of asking for helpHow to ask for help and the story of how I learned this the hard way.6 min read·Jan 7, 2023--2--2
Bill HigginsHow to decide what to write about?Heuristics for determining when I should invest time in writing an article.5 min read·Jul 12, 2021--1--1
Bill HigginsNotes on Sarter and Woods’ “Autonomy, Authority, and Observability: Properties of Advanced…For background on the purpose of this note, see my entry “Learning in public.”9 min read·Sep 12, 2020----
Bill HigginsLearning in publicI study often, both out of personal interest but also to support my work at IBM. For my work at IBM, I’ve developed a practice where I…1 min read·Sep 12, 2020----
Bill HigginsAI for developersHow we can make AI accessible to developers, told through my own learning journey.12 min read·Feb 14, 2020--3--3
Bill HigginsThe intrinsic motivation exerciseA simple exercise to help managers and employees better understand an employee’s intrinsic motivations.5 min read·May 10, 2018--2--2
Bill HigginsAvengers assemble!Background: My oldest son and daughter go to the same North Carolina middle school. The middle school Vice Principle asked me to give a…9 min read·Mar 24, 2018----
Bill HigginsTools as a catalyst for culture changeA discussion of how tools can act as a catalyst for driving better practices, and how better practices can seed positive culture change.11 min read·Apr 9, 2017--16--16
Bill HigginsinIBM DesignListen to the wild ducks: How IBM adopted SlackToday Slack announced its long-awaited Enterprise product: Slack Enterprise Grid. During the announcement, IBM’s CIO Jeff Smith (my boss’s…5 min read·Feb 1, 2017--6--6