Now that it's been more than two years of the independent consultant side of things, I've been able to actually develop a portfolio that's led to define how I work.
Specifically, how I work regardless of context. As a director, manager, individual contributor, freelancer, or consultant. I've been able to define my process.
It's greatly influenced by the design process—taught to me through four years of design study at university...and 18 years as a paid, design practitioner.
It's greatly influenced by holistic, systems-level approach and bottom-up, detailed processing.
In the same vein, integrating the breadth of experiences and diversity of contexts I've worked in.
Developing situational awareness.
- building context
- mapping power
- sparking associations
- auditing content
- defining requirements
- seeking understanding
- setting goals
Co-creatively iterating
- writing
- conversations of process
- removing decisions
- narrowing focus
- defining bounds
- setting measures
- prototyping ideas
- planning path forward
Focused refinement
- detailing work
- quality testing
- documenting decisions
- testing bounds
- making decisions
- polishing details
- organizing files
Packaging institutional knowledge
- writing documentation
- asynchronously synching
- empowering others through future
- documenting decisions
- exporting formats
- optimizing files