Mass Interviews – Menlo #7

[This post is part of a series about Menlo Innovations, the company described in “Joy, Inc.“] Menlo does a lot of things different from other companies, Hiring for example. And I don’t mean “different” as in Google, i.e. you get grilled by a succession of 6 people or get interviewed by a good-sized portion of… Continue reading Mass Interviews – Menlo #7

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Walkies – Menlo #6

[This post is part of a series about Menlo Innovations, the company described in “Joy, Inc.“] At one point during Menlo Innovations history, the employees decided they would like to stretch their legs and shake up routine by a short walk. Ever since, at 3 pm people gather for “walkies”. A 5-10 minute walk around… Continue reading Walkies – Menlo #6

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Sketchnotes from XP Days 2015

Last week I was at XP Days in Karlsruhe, a very nice mix of talks, workshops and Open Space. I’m not very happy with the resulting sketchnotes, but I thought they may serve as examples of what happens when I’ve got too much or too little space left on my piece of paper: Too much… Continue reading Sketchnotes from XP Days 2015

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Watching Users – Rebuttal

Have you seen this cartoon lately? With the caption “How it feels to watch a user test your product for the first time” I laughed when I first saw it. I’m pretty sure I’ve retweetet it from this guy (his source (their source)). Ever since, I can’t shake the feeling that I betrayed my User… Continue reading Watching Users – Rebuttal

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