Author Archives: Skip Walter

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About Skip Walter

Retired software executive, ardent book reader. Enjoying slow travel, learning to cook, and searching for fine wine growing. Grandfather, husband, father, brother. Recorder of Seattle sunrises. Voting blue.💙

Why are there so few visual analytics applications?

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Skip Walter

I wish I knew. Robert Crawford asked “Why are there so few interactive visualization software application products in the legal space?  Attenex Patterns showed us the power of visual analytics to dramatically improve productivity in the legal market.  Yet, outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Attenex Patterns, Big Data, Content with Context, Design, eDiscovery, Human Centered Design, User Experience, Visual Analytics | 1 Comment

From My Chair: Vacation from History

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Skip Walter

“All civilizations face their fragilities. Many residents of the world’s wealthiest nations, particularly Americans, have felt fortunate to live through a period largely insulated from shocks and disruptions. This “vacation from history” enabled many to become accustomed to living at … Continue reading →

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Explorations: Japanese Exclusion Memorial

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Skip Walter

Places evolve.  Life changes.  Lives change.  Attitudes broaden.  Or not. In the midst of self-quarantine in the new normal, we take social distancing walks from our home most days.  Today’s walking journey brought us to the Bainbridge Island Japanese Exclusion … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Travel, Wake Up! | 1 Comment

A Zoom Wake in the Age of a Pandemic

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Skip Walter

Nick Nussbaum died earlier this week.  He died of the corona virus due to underlying health conditions. Nick died without family, friends or colleagues present.  Only the brave medical professionals were in attendance. We found out about his passing days … Continue reading →

Posted in From My Chair, Health Care, Lifelet | 6 Comments

A Product Produces Outcomes

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Skip Walter

What is an outcome? “So let’s start by defining the word in our context: an outcome is a change in human behavior that drives business results. Outcomes have nothing to do with making stuff—though they sometimes are created by making … Continue reading →

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A Product is a Conversation

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Skip Walter

I am in conversation with hundreds of products a day.  From my Fitbit to my iPhone/iPad to my desktop computer to my Honda CRV, I converse with the products in my life.  Alexa Show takes that even farther by letting … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: Footsteps

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Skip Walter

Google captured that I walked on water yesterday. OK, so the tide was out really far and the Blakely Harbor sandbar was exposed. As I returned to shore, there were my footprints. “Footsteps” was an answer to a daily riddle … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: Existential questions in the Age of V

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Skip Walter

In our long ago Duke University dorm discussions, another philosophy exam question was thrown out.  A professor in the final exam asked just one question “Why?”  There were only two acceptable answers to get an “A”: Why not? Because Fueled … Continue reading →

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From my chair: Tending the vines of life

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Skip Walter

I am immersing myself in all things Camino.  During the V crisis, I have dreams of walking the Camino de Santiago a year from now.  This morning I am reading Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino … Continue reading →

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Ground Hog Days in the Age of V

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Skip Walter

I laughed at my liberal arts colleagues coming back from their Freshman philosophy class with this quote: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” – Heraclitus … Continue reading →

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