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Unicorns and other wild thingsA crash course on thriving in organizations
that don’t know what to do with you#changeisstrange
alberta soranzo | @albertatreblaIA Summit 2013 – Baltimore, MD
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
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me = INTJ
Illustration: Dan Willis
Hello!
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Warm-up
The hunt
source: mamaslatinas.com
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#hesaidit
When I think about what sort of person I would most like to have on a retainer, I think it would be a boss. A boss who could tell me what to do, because that makes everything easy when you’re working.
— A. Warhol
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Check this out
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Check this out
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Normal people
Yours TrulyEric Reiss
Lynn Boyden
Andrea Resmini
Chris Chandler
Jason Hobbs, Jeff Parks, Dan Klyn
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Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
They see us like this
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What is it that people want?
source The Economist via youtube.com
Richard Saul Wurman — The Economist's Ideas Economy: Informa;on 2012
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Round 1
Roadblocks
source: angelairvin.com
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Roadblocks
Ignorance
Unrealistic expectations
Resistance
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Roadblock: Ignorance
ig·no·rance /ˈignərəns/
NounLack of knowledge or information.
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Roadblock: Unrealistic Expectations
ex·pec·ta·tion /ˌekspekˈtāSHən/
NounA belief that someone will or should achieve something.
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Roadblock: Resistance
re·sist·ance /riˈzistəns/
NounThe refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
source drlynnesherman.com
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Venn Diagram (gotta have one)
Ignorance
Expectations
ResistanceFEAR
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Venn Diagram (gotta have one)
Ignorance
Expectations
ResistanceFEAR
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Fear
Office Space (1994) – source virtualstapler.com
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Fear
Office Space (1994) – source virtualstapler.com
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(New) Armano’s WTF-OMG!
based on http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2008/12/the-omgwtf-spectrum.html
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Drill sergeant? Think again
source wikipedia.org
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The “E” word
em·pa·thy /ˈempəTHē/
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The “E” word
em·pa·thy /ˈempəTHē/
NounThe ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
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Empathy is a three-way thing
Stakeholders
Users
You areHERE Colleagues
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Empathy is a three-way thing
Stakeholders
Users
You areHERE Colleagues
unicorns and other wild things | @albertatrebla | #changeisstrange IA Summit 2013 - Baltimore MD
Empathy is a three-way thing
Stakeholders
Users
You areHERE Colleagues
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Be a journey companion
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Round 2
The plan
source newlearningcentre.com
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The plan (you have to have one)
PrepareVisualizeCommunicate
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Prepare
Prepare•Do your homework• Be your own back-up •Offer alternatives
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The plan (you have to have one)
PrepareVisualizeCommunicate
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Visualize
Visualize• Sketches•Whiteboards•Diagrams• Print-outs• Anything, really.
source divergentmba.wordpress.com
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Visualize
source divergentmba.wordpress.com
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The plan (you have to have one)
PrepareVisualizeCommunicate
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Remember Visualize?
Visualize• Sketches•Whiteboards•Diagrams• Print outs• Anything, really. • Anything that will translate what’s in
your mind into something that others can relate to.
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Remember Visualize?
Visualize• Sketches•Whiteboards•Diagrams• Print outs• Anything, really. • Anything that will translate what’s in
your mind into something that others can relate to.
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Collective understanding
Create a collective understanding by building a common vocabulary and sets of shared references.
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Bonus Round
Take a chance
source: annamanderson.com
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Where does it come from?
Earn respect
Get design opportuni;es
Demonstrate value
External
source uxmag.com - Kim Bieler
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Where does it come from?
Earn respect
Get design opportuni;es
Demonstrate value
ExternalCreate opportuni;es
Demonstrate value
Earn respect
Greater influence, more opportuni;es
Internal
source uxmag.com - Kim Bieler
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Just do it, already
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Just do it, already
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Before I go
Let me tell you a secret
source: afterpop.tv
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Yup, I emailed this
source blog.okcupid.com
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and this
source blog.okcupid.com
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and this
source blog.okcupid.com
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and this
source blog.okcupid.com
unicorns and other wild things | @albertatrebla | #changeisstrange IA Summit 2013 - Baltimore MD
and this
source blog.okcupid.com
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#whoissheanyway
alberta soranzo@albertatrebla
Thank you!