Adrian Howard
@adrianhoward.com
Drinks less coffee than people expect. Enjoys helping people solve problems in the messy cross-disciplinary spaces where strategy, research, & delivery overlap. Does 1-1 coaching with senior practitioners & leaders.
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Adrian Howard
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· Sep 22
Balanced Team in the Ether #21
A free online Balanced Team event to discuss all things related to diverse cross-functional multi-disciplinary work!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
Thanks to everyone who came to last week's #BalancedTeam — we talked about framework fatigue, describing research work, transparency & information overload, + other fun stuff!
The next online meeting is on Thu 20 Nov — do come along!
Tickets and more info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...
The next online meeting is on Thu 20 Nov — do come along!
Tickets and more info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...
The final Balanced Team in the Ether of 2025 is next Thursday — our regular free online get together on effective cross-disciplinary work!
Before we've covered everything from teasing out curiosity to understanding what good looks like.
Sound fun? More info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...!
Before we've covered everything from teasing out curiosity to understanding what good looks like.
Sound fun? More info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...!
Balanced Team in the Ether #21
A free online Balanced Team event to discuss all things related to diverse cross-functional multi-disciplinary work!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The final Balanced Team in the Ether of 2025 is next Thursday — our regular free online get together on effective cross-disciplinary work!
Before we've covered everything from teasing out curiosity to understanding what good looks like.
Sound fun? More info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...!
Before we've covered everything from teasing out curiosity to understanding what good looks like.
Sound fun? More info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...!
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It's me, adding craft discourse to your skyline cattsmall.com/blog/2025/cr...
Stop craft negging
When leaders attempt to improve the visual quality of a product by criticizing the output of the team, it usually pushes designers further from engaging with...
cattsmall.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's me, adding craft discourse to your skyline cattsmall.com/blog/2025/cr...
It's somewhat depressing how bad so much form design still. Le Sigh.
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It's somewhat depressing how bad so much form design still. Le Sigh.
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Good morning, your #FoxOfTheDay today from @billiegee.bsky.social !
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Good morning, your #FoxOfTheDay today from @billiegee.bsky.social !
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Okay, hear me out (no, I'm not letting this Bond thing go until all the dead horses are flogged).
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Okay, hear me out (no, I'm not letting this Bond thing go until all the dead horses are flogged).
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
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I'm not 22 years old, anymore. I don't reply to dumb shit on the the internet with "kill yourself."
But that doesn't mean I'm not tempted.
But that doesn't mean I'm not tempted.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I'm not 22 years old, anymore. I don't reply to dumb shit on the the internet with "kill yourself."
But that doesn't mean I'm not tempted.
But that doesn't mean I'm not tempted.
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The New York Times opinion page isn't holding anything back now smh.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The New York Times opinion page isn't holding anything back now smh.
Nighty night all. Sleep tight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=045H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=045H...
Bagpuss Goes to Sleep
YouTube video by other_pete
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Nighty night all. Sleep tight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=045H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=045H...
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A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Note to self: Write out the acronyms in full coz when you review your notes after six years you will not have the foggiest what they mean :)
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Note to self: Write out the acronyms in full coz when you review your notes after six years you will not have the foggiest what they mean :)
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I'm re-watching, "Matt Jukes: The power, peril and privilege of working in the open" youtu.be/Rm8jZJWSvNM by @jukes.ie for #CampDigital 2026 by @nexerdigital.com published 21 July 2025.
Matt Jukes: The power, peril and privilege of working in the open
YouTube video by Nexer Digital
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I'm re-watching, "Matt Jukes: The power, peril and privilege of working in the open" youtu.be/Rm8jZJWSvNM by @jukes.ie for #CampDigital 2026 by @nexerdigital.com published 21 July 2025.
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"According to the publication, the communications could demonstrate willful infringement, potentially leading to enhanced damages of up to $150,000 per work, a massive increase from just $750."
The fact that it was ever at $750 is a slap in the face.
The fact that it was ever at $750 is a slap in the face.
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"According to the publication, the communications could demonstrate willful infringement, potentially leading to enhanced damages of up to $150,000 per work, a massive increase from just $750."
The fact that it was ever at $750 is a slap in the face.
The fact that it was ever at $750 is a slap in the face.
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Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
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tilt.fyi
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
Having a "throw a shit load of veggie & tofu & garlic & spices" in the oven sort of evening.
Smells gooooooooooood.
Smells gooooooooooood.
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Having a "throw a shit load of veggie & tofu & garlic & spices" in the oven sort of evening.
Smells gooooooooooood.
Smells gooooooooooood.
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Not everything is shit and people - in a broad, collective sense - are basically decent and heroic. In case you needed cheering up. Says science
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth
Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to help
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Not everything is shit and people - in a broad, collective sense - are basically decent and heroic. In case you needed cheering up. Says science
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Retro done. Day done. Week done. Done.
I'm off to figure out dinner and listen to Brass Against turned up way too loud www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMl...
Have a good weekend y'all.
I'm off to figure out dinner and listen to Brass Against turned up way too loud www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMl...
Have a good weekend y'all.
Take The Power Back | Rage Against the Machine cover | ft. Sophia Urista
YouTube video by Brass Against
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Retro done. Day done. Week done. Done.
I'm off to figure out dinner and listen to Brass Against turned up way too loud www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMl...
Have a good weekend y'all.
I'm off to figure out dinner and listen to Brass Against turned up way too loud www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMl...
Have a good weekend y'all.
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Forever in amazement at the experience of doing user research and how it changes everything
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Forever in amazement at the experience of doing user research and how it changes everything
Two weeks until the last Balanced Team in the Ether of 2025 — a regular free online discussion on effective cross-disciplinary work!
Previously we've covered everything from making room for play to managing inexperienced managers.
Sound fun? Tickets & info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...!
Previously we've covered everything from making room for play to managing inexperienced managers.
Sound fun? Tickets & info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...!
Balanced Team in the Ether #21
A free online Balanced Team event to discuss all things related to diverse cross-functional multi-disciplinary work!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Two weeks until the last Balanced Team in the Ether of 2025 — a regular free online discussion on effective cross-disciplinary work!
Previously we've covered everything from making room for play to managing inexperienced managers.
Sound fun? Tickets & info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...!
Previously we've covered everything from making room for play to managing inexperienced managers.
Sound fun? Tickets & info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balanced-t...!
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Hallo!
The #GOV.UKDesignSystem team are looking for feedback on adding rounded corners to buttons, which we think will improve the usability of the component.
You can see and comment on our proposal on GitHub discussions: github.com/alphagov/gov...
Please take 3 mins to feed back.
🙌Danke,
Imran
The #GOV.UKDesignSystem team are looking for feedback on adding rounded corners to buttons, which we think will improve the usability of the component.
You can see and comment on our proposal on GitHub discussions: github.com/alphagov/gov...
Please take 3 mins to feed back.
🙌Danke,
Imran
Adding rounded corners to buttons · alphagov govuk-design-system · Discussion #4941
Background The Design System team is exploring new styling options, including rounded corners for buttons, following the GOV.UK brand refresh. We want to make sure the changes we make are not purel...
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hallo!
The #GOV.UKDesignSystem team are looking for feedback on adding rounded corners to buttons, which we think will improve the usability of the component.
You can see and comment on our proposal on GitHub discussions: github.com/alphagov/gov...
Please take 3 mins to feed back.
🙌Danke,
Imran
The #GOV.UKDesignSystem team are looking for feedback on adding rounded corners to buttons, which we think will improve the usability of the component.
You can see and comment on our proposal on GitHub discussions: github.com/alphagov/gov...
Please take 3 mins to feed back.
🙌Danke,
Imran
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By the way, if you enjoy court intrigue with a shapeshifting cinnamon roll dragon & his murderous Fallen angel husband trying to solve crime without causing more crime, you can enjoy the first two books right now:
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
(might even feature... babysitting 😜)
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
(might even feature... babysitting 😜)
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
By the way, if you enjoy court intrigue with a shapeshifting cinnamon roll dragon & his murderous Fallen angel husband trying to solve crime without causing more crime, you can enjoy the first two books right now:
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
(might even feature... babysitting 😜)
www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography...
(might even feature... babysitting 😜)
The most excellent Tami Reiss has written a children's book on Product Management (illustrated by V Lubow)! Only $9.99 through Nov 10th if you need something for the Christmas Stockings of the PMs in your life! www.amazon.com/What-Product... :-)
What Do Product Managers Do? A Primer for Aspiring PMs of All Ages
What Do Product Managers Do? A Primer for Aspiring PMs of All Ages [Tami Reiss] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. What Do Product Managers Do? A Primer for Aspiring PMs of All Ages
www.amazon.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The most excellent Tami Reiss has written a children's book on Product Management (illustrated by V Lubow)! Only $9.99 through Nov 10th if you need something for the Christmas Stockings of the PMs in your life! www.amazon.com/What-Product... :-)