Thoughts.
Learning to teach, teaching to learn.
When I am curious about something, I dive in deep to figure it out. That either leads to mastery, obsession, or both. But rather than keep it to myself, I package these learnings in the form of presentations, talks, and blog posts. Below are some of those findings and ramblings.
Collaborative Creativity
With so many people involved in the creative process of branding and marketing, things tend to get lost in the shuffle. Explore how to bring together people, processes, and creativity in new ways using Adobe products. This talk with given virtually and live at Adobe MAX in Los Angeles.
Work & Flow
It takes effort and intention for creative people to make space for their best work. In this talk, I cover the value of focus and time, morning routines, creating an environment for focus, timeboxing, organizing the thoughts in your brain, how to remember everything, and opting-in to distraction.
Visiontyping
Designers have the superpower to visualize what the future can look like. In this talk, we’ll go step-by-step on how to create a vision that makes an impact, inspires, and shapes the strategy of a product.
The Complete Guide to the Product Design Process
UX design is about solving problems and making things easier, but how you solve those problems depends on the situation at hand. Consider this a toolkit to pull from; a set of methods to give you the confidence and know-how to go out and build something amazing.
How to Apply Design Thinking to Elevate Your Everyday Life
Design thinking solves problems for people, not just businesses, so I began to wonder how it might look if I applied this methodology to my personal life. After two years of implementing this technique, I’ve built better habits, made things I’m proud of, and my values and quality of life are stronger than ever.
How To Manage Inspiration Overload
There’s never been a better time in history to search out and uncover creative inspiration. There are a lot of methods to manage this information and I may have tried them all, so in this post we’ll walk through the options I’ve explored.
How To Kill Your Phone Addiction
Long before Apple introduced Focus Time and the ability to hide apps from the home screen, I wrote a post on how I hacked my phone to keep me from using it too much. While technology has solved some of these problems, the principles and message hold strong to this day.