Sketchnoting Fun with Mike Rohde

Mike Rohde at Sketchnote Workshop

When Mike Rohde came to Ann Arbor a couple weeks ago to teach sketchnote workshops, he graciously offered to meet up and chat with people in our design community.

Local designers, an engineer, user experience folks, and a librarian joined us for a great evening at The Songbird Cafe.

We chatted about design, books, our favorite pens, and sketchnoting. Continue reading Sketchnoting Fun with Mike Rohde

TED Talk: Go Ahead, Make Up New Words

Erin McKean

When I was in grade school, I was fascinated with words. We had a Webster’s New American Illustrated Dictionary in our house, and it was common to see me sitting on the floor, reading the dictionary to learn new words.

My parents couldn’t understand my fascination. Why would a nine-year old girl sit inside on a beautiful summer day to read a dictionary? Continue reading TED Talk: Go Ahead, Make Up New Words

8 Merry Leadership Lessons You Can Learn From Santa [Infographic]

8 merry leadership lessons you can learn from Santa

With millions of kids and adults to deliver Christmas presents to in one day, you know Santa has great leadership skills to inspire his team for that all-important day this month.

From leading with the why to focusing on outcomes, the infographic from Officevibe will teach you a few leadership lessons from jolly old St. Nick. Continue reading 8 Merry Leadership Lessons You Can Learn From Santa [Infographic]