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The Case of the Fancy Cornering Light
Douglas Gastich | January 28, 2025
What is the equivalent of the ‘cornering lights’ in your app or digital system? That fancy feature you’ve cooked up, what is it REALLY trying to solve? Could your current approach be simpler?
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Yes or No to No-Code?
Douglas Gastich | April 3, 2023
We live in a golden age of software. These no-code tools are democratizing app development. AI and code generation tools are making traditional software development easier than ever. And chances are there is already a library or integration out there for your particular business need.
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How we Design Sprint at Germinate
Mariah Howard | March 9, 2023
Excited to announce that Germinate is now certified by AJ&Smart in Design Sprint 2.0!
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Do You Double Diamond?
Douglas Gastich | June 8, 2021
I am a big fan of double diamonds. The snowy steep kind, and the gnarly dirt kind. And now, the business process kind. An old friend (a ski buddy, of course) introduced me to the idea. I grokked it immediately. It gave me words and structure - context to help make sense of seeming chaos.
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Completed Staff Work For the Win
Douglas | March 16, 2021
A truly completed task includes handling details that arise, and anticipates the spirit of the request of the manager handing out the task. A good manager balances clarity (does not ask you to read their mind) with flexibility (leaves room for creativity and does not micromanage). The trust is best met with a response of completed staff work.
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