One month into 2023, and what have I done? Have I forgotten my resolutions and abandoned my optimistic goals? Have I made a great start to the next twelve months, or have I stayed stuck in my familiar rut? The truth is, I didn’t start the year with any grand plans for the next twelve…
Category: projects
project management, goals, organization, productivity
the inevitable
It was only a matter of time before “the economy” caught up with me. As of Monday, I joined the ranks of the unemployed. And if I’m honest I’m quite glad about it (in betweeen waves of terror). Now is the time for me to push forward plans that have been floating around for some…
Seattle Moves… or at least half of Seattle
Yesterday a colleague and I (both of us women) went to a panel discussion on video and motion graphics at Northwest Film Forum, called Seattle Moves. We were intrigued, because we are both involved in motion graphics and video projects from time to time, and they promised to show some of their latest work. It’s…
pointless creative work is not pointless
My mom bought me a cassette by Harry Nilsson when I was about six. Besides being an excellent example of 70’s folk-rock, it is also a narrative about Oblio, a boy born with a round head in the land of Point. Oblio is eventually banished to the Pointless Forest where he soon realizes that everything…
the moleskine and the brain dump
One of the most powerful tools in any productivity system is getting the details out of your head. The true art of task management comes in when you figure out how to make sure once the stuff is out of your head you are able to find and use it. And then of course the…
content strategy
Content Strategy for everything When I say “content” most people will immediately think Web Content, because that is largely how the word content is used now. Perhaps there is a better word that no one has thought of yet, but for the moment – let’s talk about content. A common generalization that people make is…
Tools of the Trade
Why productivity is easier than you think. I admit it, I’ve read Getting Things Done and I am fascinated by the methods people use to keep themselves productive and organized, especially the ones who are very good at it like David Allen. Although I do wonder what David Allen Gets Done apart from writing books…
dear clients: things to know about running a project
Advice for clients: what I’ve learned from bad project managers. When working with professionals, projects generally run pretty predictably if not always smoothly. Sometimes, though, we run across a “professional” who is just stunningly bad at running a project. 2008 was the year of Incredibly Bad Client Project Management in my universe. Here are some…
Plumb Wonderful 