The management strategy that saved Apollo 11

13 minutes from landing the Eagle on the surface of the moon, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong had a problem. Their guidance computer was showing a cryptic alarm, flashing the number 1202. With the mission (and their lives) in danger, the astronauts had to make a decision: continue … | Continue reading


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The Role of Doubt

When to ask questions, and when to have answers | Continue reading


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Delight comes last

Paul Adams put it bluntly: “Grid, font, colour, and aesthetic style are irrelevant if [outcomes] haven’t been resolved first … [but] sometimes it’s just more fun to draw nice pictures and bury oneself in pixels than deal with complicated business decisions and people with differe … | Continue reading


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The Inevitable Same-Ification of the Internet

Why all websites are destined to look the same | Continue reading


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The Slippery Slope of In-Product Messaging

Instead of adding a sign, solve the problem | Continue reading


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We'll Fix It Later

How to convince your team to ship uglier software | Continue reading


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Just-in-time Design

Connecting design to modern product development | Continue reading


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