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All entries in the series A Year of Indie Consulting (Year One) A Year of Indie Consulting (Year Two) A Year of Indie Consulting (Year Three) This is the conclusion of my third split as a part-time independent consultant (That phrase still makes me smile, sue me). I’ve got a section about how you can work with me but to give you a sense of what I’ve been up to here’s some more intimate highs and…
Markus wrote an interesting piece on Optionality Magic . It reminded me of a situation we faced with our digital unit a couple of years ago. We were in a situation of financial struggle. As part of an agency, we had plenty (in fact too many) customers with too many small projects that in sum were non-profitable. The team and capabilities were built around what would be needed to build complex…
Facilitating a series of strategy workshops for a client, I realized a peculiar pattern. At the end of each of those workshops, I asked the group to evaluate strategic options within an impact-effort-matrix. In all of these workshops, I could observe viable solutions disappear from deliberation. Bigger initiatives were considered too complex to pursue. Innovation initiatives were considered too…
The AGILE.RUHR Camp 2025 at Unperfekthaus Essen once again provided a platform for exchange, inspiration and shared learning on April 5 and 6, 2025. As hosts, Berthold, Markus and Jörg once again showed great commitment to ensuring that the barcamp ran smoothly even under adverse circumstances - a place that not only discusses agility, but lives it. My highlights of the camp Good discussions and…
All entries in the series A Year of Indie Consulting (Year One) A Year of Indie Consulting (Year Two) A Year of Indie Consulting (Year Three) Recently I read somewhere, that instead of using only December 31st to review and plan the year, you should allow yourself the whole of January to do so. I like that idea. So in the same spirit I write my 2024 recap in mid-january. I am still working two…
I’m not a good writer. I’m not a good writer. I’m not a good writer. I’m not a good writer. I’m not a good writer. I’m not a good writer. I’m not a good writer. I can’t be one hundred percent sure… I think my limiting belief stems from my years in secondary school. It’s a statement I repeat over and over. But all good writers learned to write well. So I will practice writing.
Zusammen mit der wunderbaren Steffi war ich dieses Wochenende auf dem UX Festival 2024 in Erfurt . Auf den Session Boards von Tag 1 und Tag 2 konnte jeder sofort drei große UX-Themen erkennen: User Research, Barrierefreiheit und Strategie. Mein persönlicher Schwerpunkt für das UX Festival? Der Einfluss von Strategiearbeit auf die User Experience. Am Samstagabend hatte ich das Vergnügen, die letzte…
There are days when I sit in the office and have the impression that the job I’m doing just isn’t good enough. Then I feel like a fraud in my job. Over time, I have found an antidote to these difficult moments: I collect appreciations for the work I do in a folder on my computer. My “Bucket of Appreciation”. Not as a portfolio of my successes, but as a personal reservoir of energy. Whether it’s a…
I enjoy using Dark Mode wherever I can. On my OSes and all my apps. I even force a dark mode styling on websites that don’t have one. That’s why The Studio only had a dark mode. Because I don’t use a Light Mode. Up until now. A couple of days ago I read a toot (which I can’t seem to relocate). It mentioned that for some people reading very bright text on very dark background leads to eye fatigue.…
I am a husband and father of a two year old. As such, I am responsible for cooking most of the meals we eat together. And when it comes to cooking recipes that I’ve found on Pinterest, there’s one thing I hate the most… Food bloggers rambling on and on and on. About what to call the recipe. How their partner will rave about the meal. Fortunately, there is a remedy. Meet Cooked , a service that…