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“The visual nature of value stream maps enables consensus-building conversations across the organization, from the front lines to senior leaders.”― Karen Martin The idea of tuition presents an interesting construct built on an expansive concept – one that has endured the proverbial test of time, and continues to hold sway in the present day. A…

“Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well — that’s work. Continuous improvement is about removing the things that get in the way of your work. The headaches, the things that slow you down, that’s what continuous improvement is all about.” – Bruce Hamilton Locomotion – when viewed as an integral set of…

“Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.” ― Sheryl Sandberg Human beings evolved as a social species – a race of mortals that thrives in the collective, operates as sets of individuals, and retains close affinity with kin groups. This theme continues in…

“I truly believe that onboarding is an art. Each new employee brings with them a potential to achieve and succeed. To lose the energy of a new hire through poor onboarding is an opportunity lost.” – Sara Wetzel, Director of Human Resources at engage:BDR The modern organization thrives on talent – a superb intangible that…

“Today’s leading real-world retailer, Wal-Mart, uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities, which it has used to crush its competition.” – Mark Andreesen, co-founder of Netscape and entrepreneur Modern logistics has evolved into a complex business domain – one dominated by technology, costs, value chains, decisions, regulations, and various modes of distribution. In…

“Best practices are useful reference points, but they must come with a warning label: The more you rely on external intelligence, the less you will value an internal idea. And this is the age of the idea” ― Gyan Nagpal, Talent Economics Flowcharts or flowchart diagrams serve to answer questions/problems, and a deftly created diagram will answer…

“Feedback is a gift. Ideas are the currency of our next success. Let people see you value both feedback and ideas.” – Jim Trinka and Les Wallace Information, ideation, innovation – when designed/implemented inside feedback mechanisms or directional loops – serve as vehicles for uplift and improvement. We could view such actions as the systematic…

“The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well” – John D. Rockefeller Strategic planning whether conducted yearly, mid-year, or even quarterly must be done in an orderly fashion. It is an important process for any company to set goals and objectives, prioritize projects, finalize timelines and budgets, and put in place milestones…

“If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design.”- Dr. Ralf Speth, Chief Executive Officer, Jaguar Land Rover Flowcharts find utility in several realms and fields, and in the realm of User Experience it is definitely a great addition to the arsenal available in the UX space. Flowcharts…

“At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.” – Queen Elizabeth II Acts of creation – and processes of incremental development – are essentially complex, multi-layered, extended expressions of human impulse focused on generation and enterprise. Visionaries, evangelists, builders, architects, developers, designers, and engineers operate…