by Judi | Sep 23, 2017 | Careers, Featured, Professional Development
My FB comment on a thread started by a friend who queries how to respond to the question “What do you do?” at a networking event. After – as she put it – ‘A year of no work’: “A year of no work.” I doubt that. A year of...
by Judi | Oct 30, 2014 | Advocacy, Careers, Creativity, Cultural Economy
In a recent posting to Facebook, the father of a friend of mine had this to say (I have not included the name of the city to protect the innocent – and it’s a pretty common story anyway): I’m not easily disappointed, but as I study the platforms of...
by Judi | Aug 4, 2014 | Careers, Creativity, Professional Development
Here’s another posting made from a comment I made in response to a question on LinkedIn that got me going…. How would you apply Design Thinking to the process of “finding a job”? My response: Design thinking is a mindset and point of view,...
by Judi | May 17, 2014 | Capacity Development, Careers, Professional Development
Help Me Overcome Over-Analysis Paralysis and Choose a Website Idea From This List of 3 Richard: this first bit is for everyone who reads this – Secure the domain name that is your own name. Even if you never use it visibly, when you DO become a famous...
by It's Me! | Dec 10, 2013 | Asides, Careers, Left Brain, Professional Development
I couldn’t help but respond to an article on the wonderful and useful UK site Creative Choices about when creatives and freelancers should work for ‘free’. Many of you already know what I’m going to say, but the broken record still plays. Feel...
by It's Me! | Nov 22, 2013 | Careers, Professional Development
A couple of years ago I commented on a post by Rick Chung on his blog post about students who are networking to find a job and develop a career. There were a number of comments about how hard it is to find a career, especially in the creative sector, and it sounded...
