⚡️ By Kevin Huynh ⚡️
Monthly Archives: June 2018
← Older posts Newer posts →Vigorous writing is concise.
June 20, 2018I’ve been writing more. I’m writing a short book with my partners at People & Company, and I’m writing here regularly to reflect on what I’m learning. This quote on “omitting needless words” from “The Elements of Style” struck me …
Posted in Blog, Writing | Tagged concise, elements of style, quote, william strunk jr, writing | Leave a commentTrying Stuff That Shouldn’t Work
June 19, 2018This quote is by Alan Yang (producer and writer on Parks and Recreation, Master of None) during the “Fried Rice” episode of Ugly Delicious. He says: I think there’s a point in time you start losing your edge. You learn too …
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged alan yang, chef's table, quote | Leave a commentEfficiency = Preparation
June 18, 2018I put some time into making my company‘s processes more efficient—creating templates and auditing our project tasks. I’ve been itching to do it. Until recently, I thought of optimizing our work as a pursuit to just get stuff done faster. …
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged lean, variability | Leave a commentCommon (and Less Common) Process Map Symbols
June 17, 2018Here are a few, handy symbols for mapping out any process. They were recapped in this lecture on process improvement and Lean Thinking. And here are some less common ones that I use occasionally.
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged common, process, symbols, value stream map | Leave a commentHow Friends Have Conversations
June 16, 2018I drew this for Bailey’s essay “Why Community?” She writes: The functional unit of any community is dialogue. In our communities, we seek out our own identity through rich, repeat dialogue with others.
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged conversation | Leave a commentLess of this.
June 15, 2018“People show up for the meetup but come back for the people.” — Scott Heiferman, Meetup
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged dialogue, meetup, scott heiferman | Leave a commentOrganizers Develop Leaders
June 14, 2018Marshall Ganz discusses leadership and what it means to be an organizer. Ganz is a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School. He says: “Organizers think of themselves as people that develop the leadership of others.” And that: “Leadership [is] …
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged leadership, marshall ganz, organizers | Leave a commentORID: Conversation Flow 101
June 13, 2018Some conversations flow. Others don’t. I think about this whenever prepping for research interviews. I’m trying to gauge if our sequence of questions “feels” right. Does the order seem natural? Do we avoid coming on too strong? Are we building …
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged conversation, focused conversation, ORID, the design gym | Leave a commentRight Support, Right Time
June 12, 2018I helped interview Ru Hill who runs Surf Simply, a surf coaching resort in Costa Rica. I’ve been thinking about that chat from a few weeks ago. One of the most impressive things he and his team have done is …
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged process, support, timing | Leave a commentWho and Why
June 11, 2018Lately, I appreciate getting clarity on the Who and Why before What, How, When, and Where. Whether I’m writing an essay or hosting a dinner, knowing Who and Why make other decisions easier. Who am I hoping to serve/reach/help? → audience! …
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged decision-making, who, why | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →