Natalie Hanson

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  • Networking for Introverts

    Networking for Introverts

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    I realized that I miss connecting – and being connected – with other people. Last week I read Taking the Work out of Networking by Karen Wickre, and I thought I would share my takeaways with you. Maybe my post will inspire you to (re)connect with me or someone else you’ve been meaning to meet!

  • Sehnsucht – addictive yearning

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    It’s rare that I have a chance to do more than skim the headlines of my RSS reader, but there are a few that I check regularly.  One of those is Elezea, written by Rian van der Merwe.  He writes at the intersection of technology, design, and sociology, so the topics are almost always of interest.…

  • Digital hoarding

    Digital hoarding

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    When we moved from the Philadelphia area to Chicagoland late  last year, we moved into a house that’s about half the size of the one we left behind.  Our new place is a sweet little Dutch Colonial built in 1924, and it’s been almost completely redone inside and out.  But the reality is, I think…

  • 2010 in review

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    Today I received a WordPress.com summary about how this blog did in 2010, and I thought it would be interesting to share: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,200 times in 2010. That’s about 5 full 747s. In 2010,…

  • The Daily Grommet

    The Daily Grommet

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    This year I became a member of the Creative Good UX Councils.  Creative Good is a small consultancy, and (independent of their consulting work) they also offer a knowledge exchange and networking service that they call The Councils.   There are about 450 people involved in total, in about 20 councils with 20-25 people each. …

  • Linchpin

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    In early April 5th, I had the chance to participate in a free webinar with Linchpin author Seth Godin, thanks to Polar Unlimited’s service readitfor.me.  Although I haven’t read the book, the webinar gave me a good feel for the book and the author.  Here is what was discussed: What is a Linchpin, and why…

  • Data visualization

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    In a paper I co-authored for EPIC 2007, I wrote about a pie chart that I used to depict the research findings from my first ethnographic research study inside SAP in 2005.  With the exception of my dissertation research, which I had ‘distilled’ into a 300-page book, I had no experience in presenting complex, qualitative…

  • Googled

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    I enjoy working with all kinds of technology and being online.  I am ‘hyper-connected’ in part because my work demands it – so much of what I do involves a computer and internet technologies (and more recently, social media).  However, when it comes to an online presence, I have always struggled between my high-tech work…

  • Exploring social media

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    Before my maternity leave (early summer last year), I met with one of the guys in SAP’s Emerging Solutions development organization.  He told me that they had spoken with some young students and received some use cases for different technologies.  One of the uses cases for email?  Sending a thank-you to parents of a friend.…

  • On becoming a tweet

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    I’ve become a tweet. I am not really sure how it happened, honestly.  I mean, I was not really even a regular blogger before I got hooked.  During my work day I typically run from meeting to meeting, usually eating lunch at my desk or in the hallway on my way to something else.  When…

  • I thought IM was hip

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    This week at work I sent an email announcing that I was stepping down from the intranet governing body.  It was a big deal (at least for me) as I have been working in that space since early 2004.  But it was really time for something new, and I am looking forward to the change.…

  • Taking the plunge

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    For a long while now, I’ve been meaning to get my act together with a web site and an online presence in general.  But now understanding all the new technologies is integral to my work, so I’m deep into it trying to figure it out.  I’m on Facebook now, and finding some long-lost friends from…