Over the past six days dad has been on a bit of a roller coaster about what is going to happen. Late last week he decided that the conclusion he reached at the end of three weeks of testing in
Applied Empathy: a design framework for meeting human needs and desires (part 1)
Originally published at UXmatters The design community keeps making a lot of noise about designing for people/users/customers. However, while this notion is well intentioned and even conceptually correct, I find much of it boils down to empty rhetoric. What exactly
Hospital care desperately needs design
There have been a lot of things broken during my father’s encounters with the health care system over the last two weeks (and even previously before that, considering he was misdiagnosed in a way that has now made it impossible
Heading back to San Jose next week
I’m tentatively scheduled to return to San Jose next Wednesday, returning to Toledo on Friday October 13. My father’s condition is variable right now: in addition to the cancer there are issues surrounding his kidney function, which is ultimately the
Heading home for now
My father’s condition is deteriorating quickly and I am heading back to Toledo on Tuesday, duration TBD. Many thanks to all of you who have shown concern and support during this difficult time.
Adjusting and sorrow
My 67 year old father was recently diagnosed with inoperable stage four cancer, and we’re trying to adjust to this unexpected and devastating news and its effect on our family. So if you don’t hear from me much lately or
Building Your Own Start-Up Technology Company (part 4)
Originally published at Digital Web Magazine Living the dream The final part of the series will review the foundational things that come with building a successful company; the things that need to be planned and executed well in order to