poof_he_is_gone
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Comment · 4 years ago
Meetup was partnering with WeWork a few years ago on spaces.
Comment · 4 years ago
I have used this ability to pick up defunct meetups as a business opportunity. We used it to expand the footprint of our group to a much larger user base in some parallel communities. We now cross post our events across multiple groups.
Comment · 5 years ago
Or the pitch. Using an analog synth on stage without a consistent power supply could be a nightmare.
Comment · 5 years ago
I think this completely leaves out how user research and interface design influence the prioritization, process, and delivery of work done by the development team.
Comment · 6 years ago
I switched my team from Sketch to Figma. I was able to replace 4 software tools with one (Sketch, Zeplin, InVision, Box). It doesn't do everything as well as the others, but it does them well enough. I have been managing co-located design teams since before Covid. The mix of visibility into my design teams work, the capabilities of sharing components and libraries, and the ability to easily share work across product and engineering has made a huge impact. My team's work is more transparent, up to date, and we can iterate together more easily.
Comment · 6 years ago
User Experience, Design, Product Management.
The key roles and skill sets most engineers are collaborating with on a day to day basis.
Comment · 6 years ago
The only issue with this article is that they are leaving out microphones.
Comment · 6 years ago
I work for a company that makes performance management and recognition and rewards software. As such, it is deeply embedded in our culture. We have a mix of tools that enable goals/OKRs, 1:1s, feedback, structured performance reviews, and 9-box evaluations. I lead product design for the company, and part of the reason I took the job was being able to deep dive into the user experience of how this works, and ultimately improve my own management skills. The process of rebuilding, testing, and developing the tools has exposed me to some top brass HR folks at large companies. It has been awesome being able to get the perspective on what works for individuals, and what outcomes people are expecting at the company level. I really feel like I have grown significantly as a manager in my time here.
At our company Goals/OKRs are set at the individual, department, and company level. You can align your goals up, or set individual (personal growth) goals. These can/should be reviewed in your weekly 1:1s with your manager. We allow anyone to send recognition, or send or request feedback at any point. We have several templates that facilitate different feedback types. We do quarterly Check-Ins which is more of a top down performance review where you can reflect on goal progress, feedback, and next steps with your manager. The 9-box talent assessment is calibrated for each employee twice a year. We also facilitate surveys at the company level to help do things like eNPS scores. If you want to learn more, ask away or check us out at https://www.kazoohr.com/
Comment · 6 years ago
I think many teams are using a mini-waterfall approach in the guise of agile. If that is how your team approaches things, why not embrace it?
Comment · 6 years ago
Their Princess Bride home movie is fantastic.
Comment · 6 years ago
In addition to what others have mentioned, it is also the step up from their free and cross platform Garage Band application. It is an easy way to build lock-in on those stepping up from novice/hobby users into a professional daw without losing control of the soft-synth voice control from one platform to the next.
Comment · 6 years ago
That is true for IP rights of many pieces of fine artwork. If you look for Cloudgate in particular on getty images or similar you will only see editorial rights for sale because the artist kept licensing rights to their creation, even though it is in a public place.
Comment · 7 years ago
I think 'Her' is a very great sci-fi view of future tech, especially how they use voice as the primary interface
Comment · 7 years ago
Not one Sennheiser post here? I have the Momentum 2.0 and have found them to be very comparable to Bose in noise cancelation, and better for music.
Comment · 7 years ago
As someone who organizes several Meetup groups, I really hate this. I am going to continue to promote on meetup, but move the registration to our wordpress site to get around this.