Published in HackerNoon.com·PinnedStart with HowYogi Berra “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” Me “And what’s wrong with that?” You don’t have a Why and it’s ok Some people might not be comfortable with “Starting With Why” like is often advised since Simon Sinek’s gave a TED talk about that. Starting with why when you start…Entrepreneurship3 min read
Published in UX Collective·PinnedHow to help bridge the gap between UX design and codeDisclaimer : this is how I work in Figma. I’m not saying everyone should work like that. These are just tips that work better for me and with my team. Design Systems are lively organisms. And so is code. Both UX design and programming are creative and problem-solving activities even…Design Systems11 min read
PinnedMember-only2021 accomplishmentsEvery year I write a short list of the Things I Learned as a way of keeping track of progress. 2021 has been a strange year in the way that almost all kinds of creative activities have disappeared from my life. Music, poetry, blogging, painting, drawing : I did almost…Til3 min read
Published in LesEclaireurs·PinnedA personal manifesto for 2021It’s that time of the year again. Time to step back, review your priorities, sort things out, eliminate noise and simplify to focus. So I did a little cleansing recently in my life ;) and updated my manifesto. 2021 version looks like this Be kind. I am not a kind…Manifesto4 min read
Published in LesEclaireurs·PinnedWhat have you learned in 2020?The end of the year is coming, it’s time to press pause, step back and reflect on that very odd 2020 millesime. I do this kind of retro from time to time and I now keep a Trello list of my learnings. I can play the piano. My beloved Dad…Motivation2 min read
Oct 31, 2020Member-onlyGetting rid of and letting go.I am currently emptying my house before moving out (hopefully). You know how it goes, the bigger the space the more clutter. I have a big house and 3 annexes to rid of toys, tools, bikes, books and all the stuff a family of 4 can amass. That ‘throw it…Personal Development3 min read
Published in Zenika·Oct 6, 2020Getting started with SvelteA loooong time ago I used to be a developer. One of my last contacts with the coding world was with Ruby on Rails, one of the first MVC architecture frameworks. I remember loving the elegance and the conciseness of both Ruby and the Rails framework. What I also liked…Svelte5 min read
Published in LesEclaireurs·Aug 11, 2020Effectuation et motivations intrinsèquesDans cette période encore trouble qui a bouleversé nos façons de travailler, certaines organisations cherchent comment (re)motiver leurs collaborateurs dans un contexte de forte incertitude. Beaucoup ont d’ailleurs pu découvrir à cette occasion les principes de l’effectuation pour naviguer dans un monde devenu chaotique. Dans ce billet j’aimerais faire le…Effectuation6 min read
Published in LesEclaireurs·Jun 2, 2020Member-onlyThere is no roadmap for innovationThere simply is no “innovation roadmap”. Roadmaps are delineated, logical and optimized paths leading from A to B, on a map (Oh, and someone has already explored this territory to be able to draw a map out of it). Innovation is discovering a new unmapped territory and it’s a messy…Innovation1 min read
Published in LesEclaireurs·May 9, 202022 tips for coaching remote teamsBy coaching I mean guiding a group of individuals from “what are we here for again?” to “now that we stated the right problem and that we actually share the same purpose, let’s act on it” with simple tools and process. For the past 4 weeks I have been remotely…WFH11 min read