Todd LeBeauc

The opposite to reactivity is creativity when one decides upon a course of action that is a wholly a product of personal choice. One then make decisions as to the steps needed to make this wish a reality. This is planning. Planning is essentially a creative endeavor at every step. ...

Given the challenges of late, I am reminded that obstacles and turbulent waters are a norm for everyone; how one reacts differentiates an individual from another. Small ships sailing across the oceans seem on the surface to be insignificant, but ... braving the waves not only allows a ship of any size to sail on, but actually alters the oceans. Individual efforts and the timeliness of them may feel trivial, and yet the ripples made upon the world is immeasurable. Perhaps then challenges encoun...

People like to solve [the] hard problems, and there’s a massive amount of social and organizational signaling wrapped up in that. "The most dangerous thought you can have as a creative person is to think you know what you're doing." Now to add some clarity to this statement, as it is likely easy to misinterpret what I'm saying here. When I write about not knowing what you're doing, I'm arguing against "expertise"; a feeling of mastery that traps one in a particular way of thinking. I am not a...

I began my 'lazy Sunday' with a thought scribbled on a Post-It note that has been nagging at me for over a week: "Chicken and Egg: Symbiotic Shaping of App Development  — the relationship between technological and societal demands is one of mutual shaping." Shared on Twitter for the world to ponder, I quietly am all too aware that venturing down the rabbit hole of app design once more presents challenges. For example, design is a large component of technology. The color choices, interface, s...

“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.” ...