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