Broken grid layouts
In designers’ neverending quest for more creative and engaging layouts, the grid we’ve always relied on to bring harmony…
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Broken grid layouts
Back at the Office: Time Management 2.0
Decision fatigue, affective forecasting, and multitasking are continually working against our day. Any attempt to improve our time use must…
Multitasking
Many people assume that the mark of an expert time manager is the ability to multitask. In fact, nothing could…
Affective Forecasting
Affective forecasting refers to people’s general inability to predict or envision how they will feel about something in the future…
Case Study: Decision Fatigue
Three men serving time in an Israeli prison appear before a parole board. The three prisoners have completed most of…
The Brain: Our Time Management “Frenemy”
When it comes to time management, the brain is both our greatest asset and worst liability. Humans are the only…
Making Time for Innovation
The research is clear: the brain needs time to innovate. Unfortunately, time is a project manager’s most precious commodity—and it’s…
After the Brainwriting Session
Whichever technique is employed, once the ideas are sorted, the group under the guidance of a facilitator who can ensure…
The Clustering Technique
Immediately after the brainwriting session, copy all ideas to sticky notes. Participants, either as a group or individually, should begin…
The Pin Card Method
Divide everyone into groups of five to eight. Each participant gets a stack of index cards or index card-size sticky…