Preco sa treba rozpravat so Slovakmi s inym nazorom / Talk with those you disagree with
Following the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova in Slovakia, I decided for a social experiment.
I would DM people on Facebook forums whose opinions I deeply disagreed with. What followed was something I did not expect. This post has been written in Slovakian.
Ideas from MuseumNext x Tech Berlin Conference
How to build trust while building products
It might sound obvious, but it’s pretty much impossible to build a brilliant product relatively fast, if you don’t work closely with stakeholders.
You can try, but chances are, it will be a disaster. Here are my tips to help you build trust in your cross-functional team while you build a digital product.
56 crowdsourced stories of what we did when we felt depressed
The story of Black Dog Gold Fish and why it's good to share yours
A year ago, Black Dog Gold Fish by my theatre company got funded on Kickstarter. Now we got Arts Council funding to open the show again in London.
It's been even more brilliant to see that we're not alone in bringing depression to public attention. How can we all get involved to remove the stigma around it?
I co-wrote a book with strangers on a plane – this is how it happened
On a flight from London to San Francisco, I noticed that long-haul flight journeys are not designed for a social interaction, at any point. The stories lost!
So one time I got on the plane with an empty notebook with some instructions scribbled in it. I passed it around the plane and – to my surprise – this is what happened.
50 things I learned while solo travelling – journal scribbles
In November 2015 I finished working on a project. A month later, with a big fat Lonely Planet, backpack and very loose plans, I traveled to India solo for 3 weeks.
I scribbled these 50 thoughts and experiences – as a stream of consciousness – on the plane back home. I might regret doing this, but you only live once.
How colour and great design led us to 33% response rates
Why we need a standard for non-verbal feedback online
Users are dead or why it's time get curious about actual people
I’m the head of marketing at an email start-up. Like many, we send out newsletters to our community. Ours often features shoulder pads, badgers and Michael Bolton.
The point is, I hate ‘users’ and ‘sign-ups’. But I really, really like people. At Paperfold, we decided to build our community as people. Here’s how.