Let me be clear: I am not a developer. I'm not a coder. I'm just a regular, computer-literate Operations Manager who, like many of you, spends half their day in Slack, sending messages that promptly disappear into a digital black…
Part 1 of a 3-part series on Mindset's core values, in celebration of 10 years of Mindset. Mindset won my heart through jelly beans. Specifically - and this is very important - Jolly Rancher jelly beans. It all started for…
Today, more than ever, we need our truckers. They deliver the stuff you need while COVID-19 keeps them stuck at home. Whether it is the essentials you have on your Amazon Subscribe and Save… or the pallet of Ramen, the…
Alternate title: Optimizing Your Company-Allocated SAPUI5 Fun Quotient About a year ago I was using Asana to manage some story things for a small project. I marked some administrative tasks complete, and out of nowhere: I was not anticipating that…
The invention of the Swiffer is a very interesting story, and one that can be reasonably applied, even in the world of enterprise application design, and digital transformation. This might sound far-fetched, but the key breakthrough for Procter and Gamble,…
Say you want to build an app for your business or for a personal project - the only problem is you have no idea where to even start! Mendix, a high productivity app platform, has turned the overwhelming task of…
Talking to chat bots is so 2017. I'm working on something a little different: The text on the left-hand side of the screen is a live transcription of the conversation. This happens automagically, powered by AI fine-tuned to recognize and…
It’s 2AM, I’m 8 episodes into season two of Stranger Things, and I am showing no signs of stopping. I am, however, getting pretty tired of the intro. There’s definitely some great title sequences that really set the tone for…
Have you ever had the chance to use the principles and tools for your professional work in a completely new environment? I recently had the opportunity to apply Design Thinking principles to a very different environment than corporate IT. Working…
I’m lazy. I love when computers jump in to do things I fail at. When I mention that I’m emailing a picture but don’t include an attachment? Gmail reminds me. When I’m going somewhere with smartphone navigation and a faster…