Jim Benson (OurFounder)
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Jim Benson (OurFounder)
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Author of Personal Kanban and The Collaboration Equation. Partner at Modus Institute. Think a lot about how people can treat each other well & work together to solve things, am tired of the alternative. Punk, urban planner, aids activist, in no order.
Generates power, has great lighting, and never loses suction.
August 31, 2025 at 5:37 AM
There's so many that we ended up doing impromptu over the years, based on the needs of the team.

It's hard to believe we ever thought kanban was about workflow alone.
August 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We can design our companies, our rewards, our workflows, our values in ways that don't hinder people's innate creativity, drive, and professionalism.

Article is here... humanework.substack.com/p/leaning-on...
Leaning on and with Each Other
Lessons from Our Toxic Waste & Overload Calls
humanework.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's time to start looking at the practical applications of AI and lose the hype.

humanework.substack.com/p/useful-but...
Useful but Flawed
AI is a sharp kitchen knife in a world of shaky hands
humanework.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
So, as the next 40 posts go by talking about AI … take some time a read Tonianne DeMaria’s piece about why we do things in the first place, how we do them, and with whom … told through the lens of a camera and the palette of architecture.

It's here: humanework.substack.com/p/sundays-se...
My Sundays with Saarinen
Exploring the Flow of Design and Human Connection
humanework.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
And we rarely realize. our work does as well. What we write, build, put out into the world, impacts other people. And that’s what Toni’s post is about. Her father, the TWA terminal at JFK, the design of furniture, and how we work, all combined into one post.

humanework.substack.com/p/sundays-se...
My Sundays with Saarinen
Exploring the Flow of Design and Human Connection
humanework.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We’ve made a series of fun, advanced Personal Kanban workshops through August if you are ready to hear some stories, have some fun, and move to the next level.

They are also affordable because, we could all use affordable right now.

Come join Toni and me here:

www.tickettailor.com/events/modus...
Buy tickets – Personal Kanban Evolved - 4 Workshops in August – Zoom
Personal Kanban Evolved: 20 Years of Hidden Patterns, Advanced Techniques, & Breakthrough Insights That Go Far Beyond Basic...
www.tickettailor.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It is still work, but the work is understanding what you need and not what someone else is telling you to do.

humanework.substack.com/p/7-steps-to...
7 Steps to Build a Workspace Where Everyone Gets What They Need
Stop failing at continuous improvement
humanework.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Here is how one team created a way of working that specifically and elegantly leveraged the value of their team members, created better product, and left everyone more professionally fulfilled.

humanework.substack.com/p/perfection...
Perfection Paralysis – Drag & Flow 02
Working with Neurodiversity Visually
humanework.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
So part of you is also like, “I don’t remember saying that.” But you did. And your memory of it isn’t the point.

Your words have a life. You are a writer. You are not the words.
June 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And that’s the day you become a writer. It’s ego poking, it’s humbling, and it’s something that drives you to do better…but you never know what the words are that will move someone.
June 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
But then, one day, you are doing a random thing and a person appears and they say, “You know, twenty years ago, you wrote <and then then quote you>. And, it changed so much for me.” Then they tell you how.
June 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM