Clik here to view.
Going to Extremes
Some people have meetings in boardrooms. At LeanDog, we have our meetings rappelling off cliffs or encircling a roaring fire, not around the water cooler. The spirit of an eXtreme meeting is to...
View ArticleSpeaking at 2012 M3 Conference
In the last year, I kept asking myself “what has to change” and I started to find ways to make my life more balanced and my work more rewarding. The biggest change was joining LeanDog which has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Moving to the Boat
After nine months of waiting on boat renovations, the LeanDog team bid a fond farewell to the Hanger office, and said hello to the Kearsarge, one of Cleveland’s most recognizable landmarks. The LeanDog...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CodeMash 2013 was the Year of LeanDog
The LeanDog team turned out in full force for the coding conference, trading knowledge, insights and experiences with some of the best developers and coders in the industry. With stellar presentations...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LeanDog’s West Coast Tour
We at LeanDog have been busy—most recently, bringing the wagging to the west coast! Jon Stahl and I hopped a red eye to San Francisco and Seattle to meet with some of our awesome customers, including...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Java Developer – Columbus, Ohio
LeanDog is looking for talented Agile developers with a strong passion for TDD and pair programming. Greenfield development opportunities are waiting for candidates experienced in using tests to drive...
View Article.NET Developer – Erie, PA
LeanDog is looking for talented Agile developers with a strong passion for TDD and pair programming. Development opportunities are waiting for candidates experienced in using tests to drive the design...
View ArticleRuby Developer – Pittsburgh, PA & Cleveland, OH
LeanDog is looking for talented Agile developers with a strong passion for TDD and pair programming. Development opportunities are waiting for candidates experienced in using tests to drive the design...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LeanUX NYC
In all my experiences with attending UX conferences, I usually don’t come back and immediately put into practice what I’ve learned. Sure, I’ve been inspired by many, but I found it difficult to...
View ArticleMaking It Right, Making It Easy
In a recent essay by Kent Beck, he details two contradicting methods for introducing change in software: 1) Make it run, make it right, make it fast. 2) Make the change easy, then make the easy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CodeMash 2014
A number of us from LeanDog attended CodeMash 2014. You may have seen us with our fuzzy hats walking around the halls or talking to other conference attendees. One of the great things we like about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Preaching To The Choir
Recently, I was giving a class and during a portion of the class I discuss some of the cultural changes usually required for organizational progressive elaboration of work. During the break that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
6 Tips To Designing Effective Information Radiators
Your team space should deliver a message Recently I’ve been helping a new team setup their team space. Now, I’m a big fan of hanging stuff on walls. Big visible stuff. But there’s more to it than...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IoT Course Week 14 – Final Projects
It’s been an intense 13 weeks for both us and the students. Now it’s finally time to dig into final projects. Students were invited to come up with an idea that added some sort of value to the LAMPI...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Your Office Space Hindering Your Employees?
If you work in a traditional office, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of wandering through a maze of cubicles like a lab mouse in search of cheese, trying to find the one co-worker who can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Building The Boat of Things
With the variety of different IoT-related work we do (including the oft-blogged-about CWRU course), it only made sense for us to have an “IoT sandbox” to experiment and play with. It was one of our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Building Teams of T-Shaped people
Are your teams made up of T-shaped or I-shaped people? If that question causes you to cock an eyebrow, let’s ask it another way: If one person calls in sick tomorrow, does their job still get done, or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is There a Market For Your Product?
If you have ever come up with a ground-breaking idea for a new product, you are probably familiar with the feeling of FOMR. Unlike the popular “FOMO,” FOMR is the Fear Of Market Research. It is the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are Your Teams Unmotivated or Demotivated?
I’ve worked with a few unmotivated teams in the past. Folks on unmotivated teams lack energy. They see things as just the way they are; the status quo. They come in, do their job and go home. Things...
View ArticleClik here to view.
4 Elements of a Successful Open Workspace
In recent years, many people have written about a wide range of experiences with Open Space Work Configurations. Some have experienced benefits to productivity, innovation, and collaboration, while...
View Article
