I’ve been championing work for our design org around what I’m calling “Foundations”. These are the pillars where if any one of them were to be unsteady, it would affect everything else. T...
https://www.cyber-anthro.com/2022/04/design-org-foundations/
Warning! Warning! Error! Error! Well, it’s been a hot minute since I posted here. I just received notice a week or so ago that my server was being moved to a new one at my webhost (where I’ve...
Update: I’ve edited a few parts to make it a little clearer. Same message, just easier to understand. Iteration for the win! This could have also been titled: “Why you are doing your organiza...
https://www.cyber-anthro.com/2020/07/usability-testing-user-research/
The first I heard of COVID-19 was at the end of January. I had a team member visiting family in China. She had flown out the morning the news broke here so she was in the air when we all found ou...
I recently found out my contact form was not working properly. As I’m not sure how long it has been down, I have to say if you’ve tried to contact me over the last 6 months or so (maybe even ...
On the 4th anniversary of the release of my dissertation, and since I haven’t had time to publish to any journals like most academics do (read: 3 kids plus a full time job leaves little time fo...
This presentation was originally given at DFW Beyond 2018 (October). I was the last of the speakers on the main stage for the morning (meaning: there were a lot of people in the crowd!). I’m g...
https://www.cyber-anthro.com/2020/05/team-building-in-azeroth/
As a cyber anthropologist, I have always been a HUGE champion of remote research. Is it different than in-person? Of course it is. Is that a drawback? Depends on how you look at it. Being someone...
https://www.cyber-anthro.com/2020/05/championing-remote-research/
Better late than never right? I suppose a furlough is a perfect opportunity to catch up on posting some of my presentations here. To that end, I’ll start with the latest I gave twice in the fa...
https://www.cyber-anthro.com/2020/04/beyond-accessibility-the-power-of-inclusive-design/
As we go into the new year, I wanted to give a heads up as to a hiatus on any future speaking engagements. Given that I do all of these pro bono (completely unpaid) and they take a lot of time an...