What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘coding’ or ‘programing’? Do you envision a dude sitting in front of the computer fixated to the screen in the ‘zone’ working into wee hours? Or frustrated with infinite bug loop? Let me tell you the story about Marina Umaschi Bers that gives you a …
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IdeaTell, Benefit Sell
I’ve been listening-in on a daily community call hosted by an early childhood development non-profit. Each day, a presenter shared his/ her research or encouraged participation in an event or program that could benefit the children, families, and/or teachers and school leadership. Several in the audience asked questions, complimented the presenter, or offered suggestions in …
Make a Positive Difference — A Journey of Thinking Differently, Acting Purposefully
When I launched this series in March, the goal was simple yet ambitious: to explore how we can move from passive intent to active contribution. Over the past four months, this series has evolved into an unintended map of a purposeful journey. It began with finding our internal direction, moved into exploring unknown territory, and …
Figure it out with curiosity and collaboration
When you’re asked to revamp an aging, bumpy system — with an eager but undersourced and overwhelmed technical team — how do you feel? Is it a headache… or an opportunity to make a difference? Once I looked deeper, I realized the system issues were only the tip of the iceberg. The real challenges were …
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Figure it out using systems thinking
When you enter a new industry, a new company, or a new field, how do you feel—Scared, uncertain, or excited? And what do you do next? I have felt all above. I started by being curious and finding out…see discovery with an open-ended goal. On the other hand, when you’re good at something—physically or skill-wise—a …
Figure it out learning and improving
In the spotlight, success looks effortless–smiling faces, brilliant ideas, rich resources. But behind it is often a road of obstacles, uncertainty, and even naysayers, especially when doing something new. How do you keep going? At a global consumer product company, we launched a spring curling iron with removable spoon. The innovative design enabled stylists to …
Figure it out through experiment
At work, regardless of level or function, we constantly face choices–when to launch a new product, whether to invest, or how to communicate effectively? But how do we know we’ve made the right decision? It’s easy to say ‘let’s try it’ but how to figure it out–so we can double-down on what’s working and improve …
How do we discover, when the goal is more open-ended?
I believe in the power of education; I’ve seen it transformed my home country and benefited from it. I was excited to join a global company and leader in library system, research databases, and digital content. The industry was new to me and the role was newly created after my 3 trips and 19 conversations …
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How do we discover, having a specific goal in mind?
At a global service and tech company, product and tech team were constantly under high pressure from operational and sales team in requesting new features or enhancements. No matter how hard team worked, requests piled up faster than capacity could handle. Also, it’s often unclear of the necessity, impact, and whether it’s customer or team’s …
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What is Fulfillment?
What is fulfillment to you?Is it wealth, recognition, prestige—or something simpler? On my birthday, I found fulfillment not in celebration, but in caring… Dad left early for his aunt’s funeral out of town. I stayed home with Mom, who recently had foot surgery. In the afternoon, I took her to see the doctor. When we …