Post-autistic IT
The very skills that make you great at your job with machines make you bad at dealing with people.
But people are not difficult, they just operate under a different set of rules. And you can learn any set of rules the job requires.
I know. I have been there, and done that. And so can you.
#Pesaro, what’s up? A Determination Translated From Bureaucratic Newspeak
A Mayor seeking visibility. An IT with the authority and accountability of a pet gerbil. Microsoft vs. FLOSS. If you love disaster movies, bring popcorn.
How to start a #CoderDojo? Here’s How!
CoderDojoTools is a set of checklists to create and run a CoderDojo with the “Richard MacDuff” Model, that defines the basic ethos of my dojos . It’s on Github, share and enjoy!
UX Research: Quants Vs. Quals?
For UXR Quals, I’m too quantitative. For UXR Quants, I’m too qualitative. They are both wrong, and working on a one-sided brain is so ’70s.
The Analytical Mind As Liability
You have an analytical mind. You are a problem solver, a solution hunter, a perfectionist. And your career’s worst enemy.
Shirking Information Overload: 2 Mantras
Information overload is a myth. To be overloaded is a choice you once made and now are comfortable with.
Be A Perfectionist –A Better One
Saying “Don’t Be a Perfectionist” is like saying “Don’t be fat”. That is, useless. Here’s some actual advice to perfectionists.