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January 15, 2021 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

snowfakery till you makery

Follow along with my first forays into Snowfakery! Warning: Code! Command Line! Im-pasta Syndrome!

December 11, 2020 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

beginner’s mind

Learning a bunch of new skills and platforms leads me to reflect on the Zen Buddhist practice of Beginner's Mind. Plus, 6 new tools I'm learning.

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

clouds

This Joni Mitchell + Brandi Carlisle + Zadie Smith + plastic suitcases full of beads + cloud-anatomy + data lovin' babe is living her best life, moving data between sandboxes and more! Cheers to THAT!

July 3, 2020 Samantha Shain Dear Spreadsheet Whisperer

Dear Spreadsheet Whisperer: capital-O Organizing

What's the best way to use a database for distributed organizing? Can Salesforce even do this? Plus, beautiful, custom watercolor illustrations from the one and only Katie Blanchard.

February 5, 2020February 6, 2020 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

facilitation/difficultation

Introducing two facilitation techniques for helping a group tackle difficult database questions, plus some personal reflection about how I'm showing up as a leader and co-conspirator.

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

toward a trauma-informed database culture

Five Trauma-Informed Care principles applied to our work as database managers... and a whole lotta opinions about what that means for our sector. Please engage with your ideas in the comments!

September 22, 2019 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

dashboard dr-UMMMM-er

Facing a perfect storm of issues leading to dashboard problems, I used the "5 why" and "Positive Changemaker Mindsets" approach to solve the problem (and you can too!)

June 2, 2019 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

May sketches

May, you really kicked my butt! Keep reading for a sorta-retrospective and some cute data-tastic moments. Also, join the Philly chapter of Amplify!

April 3, 2019 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

Dear Spreadsheet Whisperer, What’s an Object?

What do unicorns, squirrels, and building blocks have to do with healing the Admin / End User divide? Read more to see my answer to an illustrious Salesforce User who's looking for resources to support her organization's Admin team to connect with a non-technical audience.

February 21, 2019 Samantha Shain Uncategorized

open (source) sesame

What I'm learning at a Salesforce.org Community Sprint in Long Beach, CA.... from admin skills to being WAY over my head with a coding working, and sticking it out anyway. Plus, HI and THANK YOU to TDAA readers who I got to meet in person!

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