Delightful Reveal #43

“Here’s the problem with humans…”

What we did:

• Had a 1x1 with a client to check in on progress and talk about resourcing in the new year.
• Used Ahoy gem to keep track of user events and created tables and graphs to meaningfully showcase those events.
• Held a planning meeting and identified the work that remains before we can achieve our goal of the full adoption of our product by our first customer.
• Deployed a major feature for GroupCollect Quotes allowing users to create a quote from a template. Relatedly, prepared for and held three usability tests to assess quote templating, and then debriefed
• Continued planning for a remote friendly, multi-product team design studio.
• Met with a product manager to scope a small research effort to inform a design iteration.
• Created/reviewed a hypothesis-driven design Mural, and sketched possible solutions to inform acceptance criteria.
• Made maple bacon cookies.
• Introduced ourselves to someone who might participate in future user research efforts.
• Reviewed a wireflow for rate maintenance with product owner and our earliest adopter.
• Continued working on visual design for a new user group and redesigned the CSV upload experience.
• Planned and held a workshop to review themes from our curator research and make sure upcoming work aligns with priorities.
• Respectful Workplace training.
• Worked on creating animations for the Madison+ Ruby website.
• Worked on Flagrant sticker updates.
• Created some possible Flagrant mascot options.
• Worked on Training Tracker question card updates.
• Used a Commentable module class variable to keep track of included commentable classes.
• Participated in a CAT-Hiring meeting.
• Allowed users to customize the number of records shown within a table view.
• Transitioned Training Tracker upgrade branch to use ActiveStorage for file upload/storage .
• Drafted 2024 company budget and submitted for review.
• Made adjustments to Flagrant Coffee label + talked about bag and printing options.
• Drafted a design and prototype for a text messaging wizard.

What we’re reading:

• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
• Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day by Kaitlin B. Curtice
• The Weight of Power: The Role of Metrics & Evaluation at the Intersection of Social Justice 
• Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
• We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age by Wendy H. Wong
• “The State of UX in 2024: Enter late-stage UX” by Fabricio Teixeira and Caio Braga
• Matter by Iain M. Banks (finished) and Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks (started)

What we’re watching:

• ​​Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
• Whack World by Tierra Whack
• Autumn begins! Moto Camping / Forest Solo Camping by Picnicamp
• Young Sheldon
• Queer Eye
• Burning
• Great British Bake Off S12
• Columbo S7
• Persuasion (1995 version)
• ​​Personal Voice on iPhone / The Lost Voice / Apple (HT Cat Noone)
• Why Japan’s internet is weirdly designed by Sabrina Cruz
• High on the Hog (S2)

What we’re listening to:

• The World EP. Fin: Will by Ateez (the entire album is so good) 
• Valentina by Dreamer Isioma
• DPR Ian - Skins (demo)
• Nirvana Unplugged in New York

What we’re interested in:

• Technovation Girls
• Colombian brunch pop-ups
• 5 Youth-Led Climate Justice Groups Helping to Save the Environment

What we’re struggling with:

• Making bugs dance.
• Congestion.
• Time. How is it December already?!
• Finding time to be creative outside of work.

What we’re buying:

• Holiday gifts from local shops and art markets.
• Tickets to the Milwaukee Admirals game this saturday (semi-pro hockey team).
• A winter jacket.
• Fancy camping stuff from Snowpeak.
• New tennis shoes and rubber boots.
• A new dustpan and broom set.
• Tales: Life story interview kit.

What we’re celebrating:

• Mini Climbing trip to Utah. Getting humbled in the Hurricave.
• Attending the International Children’s Literature Celebration: Folks and Fairy Tales tomorrow.
• Brother in law is home after being deployed in Kuwait for the last year.
• Started creating my parents new website.
• Kelly helped me out and turned a gif into a slack emoji.
• JB’s mom’s 77th birthday.
• Feedback from client “I just want to say that your team blew me away today. The presentation was extremely impressive. I am thrilled that you were able to bring together these conversations. Well done and THANKS!!!!!”
• Meet Hopalong Cassidy!

If you’re looking for a team to help you discover the right thing to build and help you build it, get in touch.