Bryan Mathers

Mapping out your Eco-system

Following on from the need to draw out an ecosystem, it's sometimes helpful to think about the different categories of…

4 years ago

The Big Ecosystem

"It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem..." wrote G.K. Chesterton. An…

4 years ago

Wading through Treacle

Do your projects ever feel like you're wading through treacle? One problem just leads to another problem and that you're…

4 years ago

Mapping out the double diamond

Following on from the Double Diamond approach, here's what it might look like at the start of the journey. But…

4 years ago

Double Diamond

I wish I'd known about the Double Diamond design approach when I started building things. It's deeply embedded in the…

4 years ago

Personas and Archetypes

What Non-conformers are these hidden amongst my user audience? When thinking about a spectrum of personas, it's useful to consider…

4 years ago

The Four Stages of Engagement

The "Quatro Stagioni" of engaging your audience? Yummy. I can remember a growing awareness of proper pizza in my teens.…

4 years ago

Kanban. It’s Fantan-stic. Okay, I should stick to drawing…

Taking a Kanban approach to how I creatively organise my work has revolutionised my process. It's less about nailing everything…

4 years ago

Onboarding – Arrrrrgh!

I've been involved in a number of projects where the onboarding feels like this. I'm sure I'm not alone. So…

4 years ago

Persona Spectrum

Over the last few years, I've done a lot of visual work with project teams helping to define personas. We…

4 years ago

An Architecture of Participation

How will someone know how to get involved with your project if you don't put out some signposts? Doing anything…

4 years ago

A tech project is like…

Trying to build technology to solve a problem is always a rollercoaster ride. You can't see the twists and turns…

4 years ago