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Alan Brouilette: the evolution of 18F, & the future of civic tech

Alan Brouilette: the evolution of 18F, & the fu...

Alan Brouilette spent years as chief of staff at 18F, the federal government's groundbreaking digital consultancy, after transitioning from careers in broadcasting, sketch comedy, and agile coaching.  In this conversation,...

Alan Brouilette: the evolution of 18F, & the fu...

Alan Brouilette spent years as chief of staff at 18F, the federal government's groundbreaking digital consultancy, after transitioning from careers in broadcasting, sketch comedy, and agile coaching.  In this conversation,...

Product & Project Managers: The Voice and the Engine

Product & Project Managers: The Voice and the E...

Product Management versus Project Management: What's the difference and how to excel at both. Follow up to our conversation with Mark Vogelgesang. 

Product & Project Managers: The Voice and the E...

Product Management versus Project Management: What's the difference and how to excel at both. Follow up to our conversation with Mark Vogelgesang. 

Diffuse Disciples→Focused Outcomes

Diffuse Disciples→Focused Outcomes

How the real art of business is making demands coherent (and critical) Product managers in modern software development face a peculiar challenge: they must master the art of saying no. ...

Diffuse Disciples→Focused Outcomes

How the real art of business is making demands coherent (and critical) Product managers in modern software development face a peculiar challenge: they must master the art of saying no. ...

The Typeface of Authority

The Typeface of Authority

Aaron Myers, Ana Monroe, and Scott Kellum analyze the State Department's mandate to switch from Calibri to Times New Roman font, revealing how this seemingly minor change creates significant productivity...

The Typeface of Authority

Aaron Myers, Ana Monroe, and Scott Kellum analyze the State Department's mandate to switch from Calibri to Times New Roman font, revealing how this seemingly minor change creates significant productivity...

The Design of Trust

The Design of Trust

Laetitia Wolff, founder of BESIGN School in France, discusses place-based regenerative design—an approach that prioritizes understanding specific community contexts and existing social infrastructure before proposing solutions, rather than imposing top-down...

The Design of Trust

Laetitia Wolff, founder of BESIGN School in France, discusses place-based regenerative design—an approach that prioritizes understanding specific community contexts and existing social infrastructure before proposing solutions, rather than imposing top-down...

When the Forest Meets the Market

When the Forest Meets the Market

How nature-based micro-schools are carving out a profitable niche in American education In Chattanooga, Tennessee, a small educational experiment is revealing much about the future of American schooling. Rebecca Westbrook...

When the Forest Meets the Market

How nature-based micro-schools are carving out a profitable niche in American education In Chattanooga, Tennessee, a small educational experiment is revealing much about the future of American schooling. Rebecca Westbrook...