Category Archives: Life

Wicked Ambiguity and User Experience

Following are the video, slides, description, and transcript for my keynote talk, Wicked Ambiguity. See the acknowledgments for more information about my sources, influences, and the people who helped me along the way. Videos Webstock 2017—day two opening keynote Midwest … Continue reading

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Information Endures: A Story About Stories

Ed. note: Each year, the UW Information School (where I’m a grad student) holds its annual Dean’s Club Dinner to thank its donors and board members for their gifts and service. This year, I’m emceeing the event along with fellow … Continue reading

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Ignite! Seattle 19: How Introverts Can Survive in This Extroverted World

I’ve had a fun, challenging journey this year talking publicly about introversion and lifehacks for introverts. I started by helping introverts and shy people become better public speakers. Then I followed up by interviewing Beth Buelow, The Introvert Entrepreneur. And … Continue reading

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Interview with Beth Buelow: The Introvert Entrepreneur

Beth Buelow has become a recent source of inspiration for me. She is the founder and CEO of The Introvert Entrepreneur, a company here in the Northwest that “offers services for introverts and those who live/work/play with them.” One of … Continue reading

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A Guide to Public Speaking for Introverted and Shy People

UPDATE: I was a speaker at Ignite! Seattle 19 and talked about How Introverts Can Survive in This Extroverted World. I presented five lifehacks that introverts can use to preserve and build their energy as they’re trying to get along … Continue reading

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