Inside the brain of Lis

Read about the processes, strategies, experience design, product development and the highlights and lowpoints of making stuff. A lot of stuff. Plus lots of internet oddities, resources and behind the scenes.

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Design Thinking

Collection

Why don’t we just make it easier?

Every single month when I get my period it surprises me. Stick with me here fellows.

January 2016

Everything is Possible in New York

We can't do this.

February 2016

The science of persistence

I listened to what the scientists said.

March 2016

What would you pay?

Is that client, project, opportunity or item worth it?

March 2016

Motivation won’t get you there

Vanity will only get you so far.

July 2016

You choose how deep you go

This guy has been studying broccoli for 20 years and writes papers titled the 'Inflorescence identity gene alleles are poor predictors of inflorescence type in broccoli'. It's a job. That makes money.

July 2016

Problems, not solutions

Let's talk about our problems more. Said no wife or husband ever.

July 2016

Busy is not a burden

Answering 'I'm busy' isn't a bad thing is it?

August 2016

The Wrong Focus

The logo isn't quite right. But it's rarely the logo. Or the colors. Or the tagline. Or the advert. So what is it?

October 2016

The Inefficiency Effect

When you're making the money you're comfortable living with, you hide all the inefficiencies.

October 2016

The CEO Problem

Big business has a big problem. They require CEOs to make important and sometimes complex decisions. And the decisions are ultimately made to maximize shareholder wealth and the revenue of the business. At nearly any cost.

October 2016

Building a good week

Are you actually live a quote-on-quote life you love? Because just deciding to isn't really going to cut it when you're not sure what it means.

October 2017

It’s possible, but it’s not practical

It's our job to figure out which is which. Right?

October 2017

It’s all an illusion

It was an app that didn't work. But the users never knew.

October 2017

Why don’t we do it faster?

Focus too much on being lean & failing fast and what you’ll develop is another average product in a sea already brimming over with mediocrity.

November 2017

Are you sure you want to do this?

The process is your daily life - it’s the work you actually do. Though there is reward in the completion, the outcome arrives intermittently and is a rarely celebrated end result.

November 2017

The Ultimate Life & Business Hack

Seemed like an appropriate title for someone who isn’t really sure what a hack even means (but this'll do the trick for a much more productive, enjoyable work day).

December 2017

The Obsession of Growth

You need to scale. You need to buy more. Invest more. You need another degree. You need a bigger house. A bigger car. A quicker turnaround. Do you though?

May 2018

What are you consuming?

Business porn, that is the indulging of other businesses and reading “inspirational” article after article, is a comparison syndrome. Here's what to read instead.

June 2018

Becoming more valuable

Everyone in business tells you the easiest way to make more money is to increase your prices. That, or you need to sell more - which works if you also have superhuman skills and can add more hours to your day!

November 2018

Designing an office for women

In a world led by men, and designed for men, there's a few tweaks we really need.

August 2019