Let me tell what I wish I’d known When I was young and dreamed of glory You have no control Who lives who dies who tells your story I was not-quite-twenty-four when I walked in the doors of The Vanguard Group in March 0f 2000. A year out of college with a degree in English, I’d spent … Continue reading “Rhythms and risings”

In my last few posts, I explained that I’ve been tweeting about a Big Up-Front Design project and folks have been replying to me that I’m Doing Agile Wrong. In the first post, I explained that Agile is a development methodology, not a design methodology, so of course my design process isn’t “agile”. In the … Continue reading “Doing Agile Wrong: When is Big Up-Front Design Right?”

September 26th was a bright, if a bit brisk day in Philadelphia. The weather had finally gotten the memo that Autumn had arrived, but the bright sun made walking from 30th Street Station to the University of Pennsylvania campus more of a delight than a hindrance. Penn is the home to the largest university museum … Continue reading “ForgeConf 2016: A UX conference that embodies the principles it presents”