Austin Govella
@austingovella.bsky.social
I help teams work better. Strategy, information architecture, service design, and workshop facilitation:
https://agux.co/
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Austin Govella
@austingovella.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I wrote a tiny book on workshop facilitation called Work the Room. It's $9.99 on Amazon. Learn how to lead collaboration in front of a room full of strangers:
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Work-Room-co...
Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/book/work...
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Work-Room-co...
Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/book/work...
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My February 2026 playlist is out! It's 64 songs long with half of them being new from 2025/2026. Have a listen. I've been working on it all month 🤘🎧 #NewMusic #NowPlaying #NowListening #Playlist shiveryourtimbers.ca/blog/schmutz...
February 3, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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My February 2026 playlist is out! It's 64 songs long with half of them being new from 2025/2026. Have a listen. I've been working on it all month 🤘🎧 #NewMusic #NowPlaying #NowListening #Playlist shiveryourtimbers.ca/blog/schmutz...
February 2, 2026 at 1:31 AM
My February 2026 playlist is out! It's 64 songs long with half of them being new from 2025/2026. Have a listen. I've been working on it all month 🤘🎧 #NewMusic #NowPlaying #NowListening #Playlist shiveryourtimbers.ca/blog/schmutz...
@cut.buzz dropped my musical letter on the spot: www.mixcloud.com/austingovell...
Vibe Raider - Mix 001 - An open letter to Sunday afternoon
An eclectic mix in pursuit of a Sunday afternoon vibe
www.mixcloud.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
@cut.buzz dropped my musical letter on the spot: www.mixcloud.com/austingovell...
A GoFundMe for an “end of life journey” feels just so now…
February 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A GoFundMe for an “end of life journey” feels just so now…
In or near Philly, catch this workshop from Scott Kubie on facilitation skills.
Facilitation is how you move a group from "we should" to "we will." And you don't need to be the most senior person in the room to do it.
If you've ever wanted a practical approach to facilitation that strengthens strategic decision-making, then this is the workshop for you!
If you've ever wanted a practical approach to facilitation that strengthens strategic decision-making, then this is the workshop for you!
January 31, 2026 at 12:33 AM
In or near Philly, catch this workshop from Scott Kubie on facilitation skills.
Reposted by Austin Govella
Facilitation is how you move a group from "we should" to "we will." And you don't need to be the most senior person in the room to do it.
If you've ever wanted a practical approach to facilitation that strengthens strategic decision-making, then this is the workshop for you!
If you've ever wanted a practical approach to facilitation that strengthens strategic decision-making, then this is the workshop for you!
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Facilitation is how you move a group from "we should" to "we will." And you don't need to be the most senior person in the room to do it.
If you've ever wanted a practical approach to facilitation that strengthens strategic decision-making, then this is the workshop for you!
If you've ever wanted a practical approach to facilitation that strengthens strategic decision-making, then this is the workshop for you!
Going through boxes after the move and I came across a box filled with love notes from the woman.
Pretty fucking cool. Like, really fucking cool.
Pretty fucking cool. Like, really fucking cool.
January 30, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Going through boxes after the move and I came across a box filled with love notes from the woman.
Pretty fucking cool. Like, really fucking cool.
Pretty fucking cool. Like, really fucking cool.
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4 days left for Early Birds to get $100 off their IAC26 base ticket!
Registration for the Early Bird rate ends on January 31st so if you're into really good deals, you probably want to get yourself registered.
April 14-16 in Philadelphia. See you there.
More information in comments.
Registration for the Early Bird rate ends on January 31st so if you're into really good deals, you probably want to get yourself registered.
April 14-16 in Philadelphia. See you there.
More information in comments.
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM
4 days left for Early Birds to get $100 off their IAC26 base ticket!
Registration for the Early Bird rate ends on January 31st so if you're into really good deals, you probably want to get yourself registered.
April 14-16 in Philadelphia. See you there.
More information in comments.
Registration for the Early Bird rate ends on January 31st so if you're into really good deals, you probably want to get yourself registered.
April 14-16 in Philadelphia. See you there.
More information in comments.
Accidentally ate a moldy tortilla. I gave it the cursory inspection before eating it, but it tasted funny, and a more careful look at the other tortillas revealed some mold.
It's ok. A Dr. Pepper washed it all away. It's medicinal.
It's ok. A Dr. Pepper washed it all away. It's medicinal.
January 27, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Accidentally ate a moldy tortilla. I gave it the cursory inspection before eating it, but it tasted funny, and a more careful look at the other tortillas revealed some mold.
It's ok. A Dr. Pepper washed it all away. It's medicinal.
It's ok. A Dr. Pepper washed it all away. It's medicinal.
Lookit what I found while moving. A Gillian Anderson poster in almost mint condition. 90s me was quite excited.
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Lookit what I found while moving. A Gillian Anderson poster in almost mint condition. 90s me was quite excited.
New Savages single! Alas not signifying mew work from them but a couple of unreleased tracks form the Adore Life sessions. Still so good: matadorrecords.com/blogs/news/s...
Savages - 'Adore Life' 10th Anniversary / "Paranoid / Prayer" premiere
video directed by Giorgio Testi Recorded by Johnny Hostile and mixed by Matt Farrar stream / download "Paranoid"stream / purchase 'Adore Life' On January 22, 2016, Savages released their riveting sop...
matadorrecords.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:14 AM
New Savages single! Alas not signifying mew work from them but a couple of unreleased tracks form the Adore Life sessions. Still so good: matadorrecords.com/blogs/news/s...
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Information Architecture didn't stop mattering when products took over.
It just got harder to see.
Dan Brown's Product IA workshop at IAC26 shows you how to apply IA skills to product design through 4 key perspectives:
Abstraction
Lifecycle
Distinction
and Collaboration
It just got harder to see.
Dan Brown's Product IA workshop at IAC26 shows you how to apply IA skills to product design through 4 key perspectives:
Abstraction
Lifecycle
Distinction
and Collaboration
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Information Architecture didn't stop mattering when products took over.
It just got harder to see.
Dan Brown's Product IA workshop at IAC26 shows you how to apply IA skills to product design through 4 key perspectives:
Abstraction
Lifecycle
Distinction
and Collaboration
It just got harder to see.
Dan Brown's Product IA workshop at IAC26 shows you how to apply IA skills to product design through 4 key perspectives:
Abstraction
Lifecycle
Distinction
and Collaboration
Ooh... there's a conference for qualitative research professionals in San Antonio in a couple of weeks in February:
www.qrca.org/site/2026-co...
www.qrca.org/site/2026-co...
QRCA
www.qrca.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Ooh... there's a conference for qualitative research professionals in San Antonio in a couple of weeks in February:
www.qrca.org/site/2026-co...
www.qrca.org/site/2026-co...
Need to watch another 30-minutes of a training video but I. Am. So. Bored.
January 22, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Need to watch another 30-minutes of a training video but I. Am. So. Bored.
Finally have a use case for a HomePod. Think Ima get one.
January 22, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Finally have a use case for a HomePod. Think Ima get one.
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Early Birds get $100 off their IAC26 base ticket. Pretty sweet deal.
IAC26 Early Bird rate ends January 31st. If you've been waiting, now's the time.
Secure your spot and start planning your conference experience.
April 14-16 in Philadelphia. See you there!
IAC26 Early Bird rate ends January 31st. If you've been waiting, now's the time.
Secure your spot and start planning your conference experience.
April 14-16 in Philadelphia. See you there!
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Early Birds get $100 off their IAC26 base ticket. Pretty sweet deal.
IAC26 Early Bird rate ends January 31st. If you've been waiting, now's the time.
Secure your spot and start planning your conference experience.
April 14-16 in Philadelphia. See you there!
IAC26 Early Bird rate ends January 31st. If you've been waiting, now's the time.
Secure your spot and start planning your conference experience.
April 14-16 in Philadelphia. See you there!
Snow’s “Informer” has been in and out of my head for days now
January 21, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Snow’s “Informer” has been in and out of my head for days now
Also fighting with 14yo about going to school today and not getting very far, so she had repercussions.
In response, she ate a bowl of ice cream for breakfast.
You're not supposed to compare kids to their parents, but... she is insanely stubborn in the exact same way her mom was.
Yay, me...
In response, she ate a bowl of ice cream for breakfast.
You're not supposed to compare kids to their parents, but... she is insanely stubborn in the exact same way her mom was.
Yay, me...
January 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Also fighting with 14yo about going to school today and not getting very far, so she had repercussions.
In response, she ate a bowl of ice cream for breakfast.
You're not supposed to compare kids to their parents, but... she is insanely stubborn in the exact same way her mom was.
Yay, me...
In response, she ate a bowl of ice cream for breakfast.
You're not supposed to compare kids to their parents, but... she is insanely stubborn in the exact same way her mom was.
Yay, me...
I was wrestling with and losing to a chatbot, not getting anywhere, and then I asked to speak to a person, and it said ok.
That was the first nice interaction I've had with a chatbot in ages.
That was the first nice interaction I've had with a chatbot in ages.
January 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I was wrestling with and losing to a chatbot, not getting anywhere, and then I asked to speak to a person, and it said ok.
That was the first nice interaction I've had with a chatbot in ages.
That was the first nice interaction I've had with a chatbot in ages.
There's this former DJ in LA on Facebook who's been posting videos of him going through his boxes of records and showing them on the videos.
Apparently, he's putting everything on sale this week, and I've never wanted to fly to L.A. so badly. So many awesome records in his collection.
Apparently, he's putting everything on sale this week, and I've never wanted to fly to L.A. so badly. So many awesome records in his collection.
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 AM
There's this former DJ in LA on Facebook who's been posting videos of him going through his boxes of records and showing them on the videos.
Apparently, he's putting everything on sale this week, and I've never wanted to fly to L.A. so badly. So many awesome records in his collection.
Apparently, he's putting everything on sale this week, and I've never wanted to fly to L.A. so badly. So many awesome records in his collection.
Watched One Battle After Another and it was gripping all the way through. Really great movie. More like two movies in one.
January 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Watched One Battle After Another and it was gripping all the way through. Really great movie. More like two movies in one.
Introduce yourself with five (best) concerts you've seen #musicsky
(in roughly chronological order)
1. AC/DC
2. Guns n Roses
3. L7
4. Swans
5. Peter Hook & The Light
Great recent shows I've seen:
- Lebanon Hanover
- Wet Leg
- Jungle
(in roughly chronological order)
1. AC/DC
2. Guns n Roses
3. L7
4. Swans
5. Peter Hook & The Light
Great recent shows I've seen:
- Lebanon Hanover
- Wet Leg
- Jungle
January 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Introduce yourself with five (best) concerts you've seen #musicsky
(in roughly chronological order)
1. AC/DC
2. Guns n Roses
3. L7
4. Swans
5. Peter Hook & The Light
Great recent shows I've seen:
- Lebanon Hanover
- Wet Leg
- Jungle
(in roughly chronological order)
1. AC/DC
2. Guns n Roses
3. L7
4. Swans
5. Peter Hook & The Light
Great recent shows I've seen:
- Lebanon Hanover
- Wet Leg
- Jungle
Wondering if my interaction design education had everything to do with living through everything being invented, meaning newer interaction designers are educated in a world of decent patterns and never learned when things break or why.
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Wondering if my interaction design education had everything to do with living through everything being invented, meaning newer interaction designers are educated in a world of decent patterns and never learned when things break or why.