Category Archives: Ask and Tell

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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On Questions

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Skip Walter

I live for good questions.  A couple of weeks ago, the Brain Pickings Weekly digest had this quote from Krista Tippett’s Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living: “A question is a powerful thing, a mighty use … Continue reading →

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Questions?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Skip Walter

Twas the night before Halloween and I couldn’t resist. My lovely bride stocked our house with our annual sugar overdose and I dove in. The Heath Bars and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups somehow leaped into my hand. As the sugar … Continue reading →

Posted in Ask and Tell, Content with Context, Entrepreneuring, Flipped Perspective, Learning, Russ Ackoff, Working in teams | 1 Comment

Advice to a Non-Technical CEO of a Software Startup

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Skip Walter

One of the challenges of an early stage software start-up is whether to have a non-technical CEO who has a good set of relationships with prospective customers, or to have a CEO who really understands the technology and the art … Continue reading →

Posted in Ask and Tell, Attenex, Content with Context, Design, Human Centered Design, Learning, organizing, Russ Ackoff, Software Development, User Experience, Working in teams | 13 Comments

Facebook Timeline – is the current me happy with the older me?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Skip Walter

“I can’t believe how much work it is to clean up my Facebook posts before my Timeline gets turned on and I only have 7 days to do it” a colleague explained the other day in a meeting. Not a regular … Continue reading →

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Working in Teams – Part 1

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Skip Walter

Over the years of managing and teaching, we regularly have to form teams to get something done.  Most of the time we just do it, rather than being intentional about it. When I am at my best, I remember to … Continue reading →

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