Fall 2017 began the first waves of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Survivors, mostly female, finding the strength to publically warn the world about the terrible things their attackers had done filled me with such joy and hope. Yet the uncovering of each new famous sexual predator brought back vivid and terrible memories. Their accounts...
Pennywise is real (and you can stop him)
Last week the film adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling novel “IT” premiered in theaters with record-breaking results. Audiences flocked to their local cinemas to watch a film about a supernatural clown named Pennywise who terrorizes and devours the unsuspecting children of the small fictional town of Derry. Unfortunately, most of the people buying tickets to...
A “Mashup” experience leads to better understanding
In February of this year, I brought the varied members of my development team together here in Richmond, VA for a single purpose: I could sense their growing frustration with the development process. As a team built to serve an entire company with dozens of potential clients, requests for new development and design were coming...