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Inside XPLANE: Culture
Inside XPLANE: Culture
Culture is the Heart of Our Organization
We aren't trapped in cubicles all day, and there isn't a time...
Surviving the Big One: Visual Thinking Through the End of the World
Surviving the Big One: Visual Thinking Through the End of the World
Did you read that article in The New Yorker about how the big Portland earthquake will destroy our beloved Pac...
Unicorn Hunting: How I Spot the Right Candidate in a Sea of Donkeys
Unicorn Hunting: How I Spot the Right Candidate in a Sea of Donkeys
I have seen a lot of disasters when it comes to interviews. I have had candidates cry; I have had them tell me...
Gamestorming User Experience—Because You Can
Gamestorming User Experience—Because You Can
Anyone can make a pitch to change the world in which they live. Start with empathy. Draw the story. Pick a car...
XPLANE Designers Take Over Show & Tell at Portland State University
XPLANE Designers Take Over Show & Tell at Portland State University
On Thursday, May 21, our Associate Creative Director Tim May and Designer Jeffery Frankenhauser teamed up with...
Five Reasons Why You Didn’t Get The Job: Debunked
Five Reasons Why You Didn’t Get The Job: Debunked
Being in HR is one of those jobs; like being in the medical profession, you end up answering a lot of people&r...
Our First xDay in Review: Part 2
Our First xDay in Review: Part 2
“xDay is all about passion,” Associate Creative Director, Marvin Gaviola says. “It’s i...
Our First xDay in Review
Our First xDay in Review
On February 20, we closed our computers, put out-of-office messages on our emails, and hosted our first xDay. ...
The Origin of xDays
The Origin of xDays
I recently published a post on a new practice we are trying this year called xDays. The basic idea is this:
x...
Creative Briefs as Storytelling
Creative Briefs as Storytelling
Generally speaking, art students don’t consider themselves writers. In fact, many will tell you art scho...
How to Avoid Being “That HR Person” in Three Simple Steps
How to Avoid Being “That HR Person” in Three Simple Steps
Many of my friends have an almost visceral negative reaction when I suggest they look at going into the HR pro...
Visual Thinking School Amsterdam: Behavioural Climate Change
Visual Thinking School Amsterdam: Behavioural Climate Change
Last Thursday we held Visual Thinking School (VTS) in our Amsterdam office....
XPLANE Hosts Open House for DWP 2014
XPLANE Hosts Open House for DWP 2014
XPLANE is a business design consultancy. The definition of what we do is a result of the evolut...
Bike Commute Challenge
Bike Commute Challenge
In our Amsterdam office, biking is by far the main mode of transportation, most don’t even own a car.
I...
The Magic of Discovery
The Magic of Discovery
Put 9 experts from 9 different organizations on a project without much direction and you are likely to have at...
Solving for Singles, How To Have A Parent Friendly Work Environment That Benefits Everyone
Solving for Singles, How To Have A Parent Friendly Work Environment That Benefits Everyone
Just as you stand up from your final bow after implementing a new family friendly work policy, you feel the wh...
The Secret Genius of Weird Al’s “Mission Statement”
The Secret Genius of Weird Al’s “Mission Statement”
“Flexibility,” ”Teamwork,” and “Support” mean nothing taken out of context. Creating visuals gives...
XPLANE Produces Infographic for T Rowe Price
XPLANE Produces Infographic for T Rowe Price
XPLANE helped T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services develop an infographic to communicate to plan sponsors an...
5 Ways HR is Ruining Your Culture and Your Career
5 Ways HR is Ruining Your Culture and Your Career
Let me first start by saying I love being an HR professional. I love the insight that the profession giv...
Working life in Amsterdam and XPLANE – A Good Match!
Working life in Amsterdam and XPLANE – A Good Match!
Amsterdam the city of canals, bikes, sex, and drugs. For most people outside of the Netherlands these are the ...
Partnering for Social Good
Partnering for Social Good
As part of its culture and commitment to “giving back,” XPLANE identifies an organization to suppo...
A Picture of Change Management
A Picture of Change Management
Designer Rob Dersley did an amazing job of visually capturing sessions and speeches at the recent Association ...
A Great Place to Work
A Great Place to Work
XPLANE was featured in the September issue of Portland Monthly as one of the city’s best workplaces.&nbs...
Design Week Portland
Design Week Portland
On October 8, XPLANE participated in Design Week Portland by co-hosting an Open House along with digital marke...