How had I not heard the term Internet of Broken Things?
Reading through the news today, I stumbled across the phrase “Internet of Broken Things.” Upon researching, it’s been around as a term for a long time but somehow never came to my attention. It’s a...
View ArticleDecision-making processes start and end with understanding how to design your...
I was scrolling through my LinkedIn feed earlier and came across a post that stated something along the lines of “your resume clearly states what you offer.” This statement made my brain skip because...
View ArticleReal decisions are the combination of Hot Takes + Arguments + Discussion +...
Twitter has conditioned a large part of the world to condense their thoughts to 250 characters. That’s two sentences. Maybe 10 seconds to consume. Yet some people have been so taken by Twitter-culture...
View ArticleAnalytics is only a dirty word if you are doing it wrong
I’m a Cleveland Browns fan. It feels good to get that admission out into public. I lived outside of Cleveland for a little over 2 years and ended up adopting the Browns and Lebron. For sports fans,...
View ArticleWhy the open workplace continues to rise in spite of all that “data” that...
I find it amazing how many workplace experts start coming out of the woodwork the moment the topic of the “open workplace” is mentioned. Data and studies are thrown around to prove that it is a...
View ArticlePredictions about the future in the middle of a crisis are usually worthless
The middle of a crisis is the worst time to begin thinking about what might happen in the future. A crisis implies short term emotion and challenge which clouds judgment. It is extremely easy to take...
View ArticleCorporate Real Estate (CRE) is at a crossroads and Commercial Real Estate...
It’s a bit cliched to say “there is no better time than now” to do a thing. But right now, in July of 2020, this statement for Corporate Real Estate teams has never been more true. Covid-19 has...
View ArticleAre you beholden to an out-dated view of your world?
This post started as a draft from December before COVID-19 became something impacting the world. I recently went back through old drafts seeing where my mind had been and this one jumped out as being...
View ArticleAbsolute solutions do not exist today for Corporate Real Estate. Planning...
I am absolutely amazed at the number of CRE professionals that act as if they know what workplaces are going to be after COVID-19 is behind us. There are articles and white papers and case studies all...
View ArticleThe data is never completely in. Change is a function of everything.
At heart, I’m a data person that believes strongly in non-binary solutions to problems (there are always more than two options to any decision). I like to understand the information that both leads to...
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