The People in Your UX Neighbourhood
People of a certain vintage will remember the old Sesame Street song, “ The People in Your Neighbourhood.” Good ol’ Bob would sing about the helpful…
Sometimes a Summit Can Mark the Start of a Journey
Today, Fatima and I are in Ann Arbor, MI attending the Midwest Drupal Summit -- a three-day event at the University of Michigan. It's an event that…
Who Needs to Know? Communicating to Scale
Effective communication gets exponentially more challenging the larger your team. When you’re working with a handful of people in an office (or…
Digital Echidna’s President Nominated for IABC Outstanding Communicator Award
First off, I want to say how honoured and humbled I am to be nominated for the 2017 Outstanding Communicator Award, to be handed out tonight by the…
2021 Year in Review
From achieving ground-breaking results for our clients, receiving several prestigious accolades, welcoming more than 70 new Northerners, and launching…
Defending Our Street Hockey Title
Navigating the digital landscape can be a daunting task, not to mention planning, organizing and running a national street hockey tournament! Hockey…
No Short Cut to Quality Content - Despite What the Black-Hat Snake-Oil Salesmen May Say
I have a few posts running in my head, but none have tapped that vein which allows them just to spill right out on the page. So when the Twitters…
Critical Thinking: The value of Honesty
I believe firmly that diversity of experience helps to make you better at what you do. By day, I'm a content and requirements strategist at Echidna…
Accessibility and Everyday Emergencies
When time is of the essence, it's important to ensure that essential interactions are available -- an issue that people with accessibility challenges…
Don't Template the Life Out of Your Content - How Structure and Creativity Intersect
Creativity and structure may appear to be polar opposites. The truth is that structure can help creativity flourish -- but a template is the wrong way…