Archive for June, 2006
Design Classics [Books]
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Design Basics (Paperback) by David Lauer
Universal Principles of Design : 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler
Finally…the new instant classic from Edward Tuft:
Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte
(Also available directly from [...]
6 sound email tips from Tim Sanders
Thursday, June 15th, 2006Tim Sanders lists 5 e-mail practices to avoid if you wish to remain popular at work:
Don’t use email to give bad news. At Yahoo!, I always told my folks, “Email is for saying yes and for exchanging information. If you want to say no, criticize or get into an emotionally charged issue, pick [...]
Useful meeting planner / organiser worksheet
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006Available here.
Ericksonian Hypnosis, Influence and NLP Coching Playing cards
Tuesday, June 6th, 2006My friend Jason Bates over at Beaufortes introduced me to these superb playing cards.
One set teaches Ericksonian Hypnosis language patterns, another the principles of Influence and Persuasion and the third NLP Coaching Techniques.
Available separately or as a three set bundle from Saladltd.co.uk.
Mindjet ports MindManager to Mac!
Tuesday, June 6th, 2006Just announced here.
Best Practices for Understanding Quantitative Data
Monday, June 5th, 2006Best Practices for Understanding Quantitative Data: “When dealing with quantitative data, business analysts must be skeptical, think critically, and assume nothing.”
(Via Critical Thinking on the Web.)