Tick Tick Boom

A year ago today, Tick Tick Boom was released. It's a film that tells the true story of Jonathan Larson, a composer living in New York. It shows him working on a musical, Superbia, which he has been working on for years and years with no success, to…

A return to discipline

I've seen two links in the past couple of days that reminded of the fact that it feels like society was able to do more with less in the past; while the tools that were available were less advanced than those we have today, large projects were able…

User Research: B2C vs. B2B

I've worked on both B2C and B2C products; the main B2C product being Stairway, and one of the products that I'm working on at the moment being a marketplace (one side of which is B2B), as well as all of my consulting roles being B2B. The…

The value of peer coaching

For much of the past year, I've taken part in a peer coaching programme started by Mica Vaipan, called Run Yourself. I've found peer coaching valuable two-fold: 1. Being coached: I believe coaching is an effective way to improve self awareness and change behaviour. 2. Becoming…