The art of asking for helpHow to ask for help and the story of how I learned this the hard way.Jan 7, 20232Jan 7, 20232
How to decide what to write about?Heuristics for determining when I should invest time in writing an article.Jul 12, 20211Jul 12, 20211
Notes 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.”Sep 12, 2020Sep 12, 2020
Learning 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…Sep 12, 2020Sep 12, 2020
AI for developersHow we can make AI accessible to developers, told through my own learning journey.Feb 14, 20203Feb 14, 20203
The intrinsic motivation exerciseA simple exercise to help managers and employees better understand an employee’s intrinsic motivations.May 10, 20182May 10, 20182
Avengers 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…Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018
Tools 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.Apr 9, 201716Apr 9, 201716
Published inIBM 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…Feb 1, 20176Feb 1, 20176
