Have you been on your own Death Star?

When you work a lot of hours, even favorite movies remind you of your job. That often happens with me. Recently I was watching those good old episodes of Star Wars and got frustrated with how Darth Vader treated his staff and wondered about the destiny of the Death Star. Moff Jerjerrod: Lord Vader, this is an unexpected pleasure. We are honored by your presence… Darth Vader: You may dispense with the pleasantries, Commander. I’m here to put you back on schedule. Moff Jerjerrod: I assure you, Lord Vader. My men are working as fast as they can. Darth Vader: Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them. Moff Read more

Dev & Creatives: Gnomes & Unicorns

Sitting in on the Phase Two kick-off call for our long-lasting project, I experienced déjà vu. Tensions among the team of creative advisers and consultants were escalating. We were trying to improve Phase One of the project. The Phase One product wasn’t so bad—it was a good project but lacked a few things. So the consultants created a list of design improvements, which could be done in Phase Two. I was having déjà vu because I already knew that at least half of these improvements had been made. How did I know about them? My development team told me about them in Phase One. As a team, we almost never shared our Read more