tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042512.post7082120338307845168..comments2009-05-28T01:42:25.196-07:00Irenenoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042512.post-72863303836733656512009-05-28T01:42:25.196-07:002009-05-28T01:42:25.196-07:00This is a wonderful observation! The "Yes, and..." section certainly sounds like a lot of my conversations with fellow burlesque performers. We're always trying to egg each other on, and build on top of each other's ideas... A great feeling! Even if, at the end of the day, you realize you can't build a 20-foot cupcake on the cheap, you're so jazzed about all the positive affirmation and extra ideas tossed about that 1) you don't ever walk away feeling bad about yourself and 2) you have so much more energy and time to come up with more creative ideas. <br /><br />I'm a fan of positive affirmation. And I'm not even a New Age hippie. :)Mynx d'Meanorhttp://www.mynxdmeanor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042512.post-60645004114965904482009-03-09T17:57:00.000-07:002009-03-09T17:57:00.000-07:00Hi Irene<BR/><BR/>I work for a large consulting firm as a BA/Product owner with IA/UX experience and have recently been given the task of how to get people to engage in a dialogue with the Firm. This is with a view to feeding user feedback into application development so the users are directly involved in the direction and development of their own applications. I am starting with our alumni group which numbers 20k people. As I think about this epic goal it occurs to me that what my Firm really needs is a way to embed UX in everything it does. And for that they need a Director of UX who can oversee, among other things, different channels to engage users and get their feedback. This wondering is what led me to your blog whose entries I enjoyed. <BR/><BR/>This is somewhat unorthodox but I'm wondering if there is any way to chat to you to get your ideas about this goal.<BR/><BR/>Yours hopefully<BR/>Shiv Paul<BR/>hisroyalshivness@gmail.comLondon Callinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00112142909537602473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042512.post-61395992296971725702008-03-26T02:19:00.000-07:002008-03-26T02:19:00.000-07:00Dan's class is great--I took it several years ago and the material is very relevant for our field...<BR/><BR/>( If you like it and want to continue, the program up at B.A.T.S. is awesome, too.)sally a.noreply@blogger.com