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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...
Sharing is Caring 10.3
Sharing is Caring 10.3
It's hard to believe what a typical office desk looked like in 1980 compared to today, memorizing your ent...
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...
Sharing is Caring 9.26
Sharing is Caring 9.26
Tired of the endless debates that never reach resolution, there is a ridiculously easy fix for that. Walt Disn...
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...
Sharing is Caring 9.5
Sharing is Caring 9.5
Are you a sketching maniac but don't have a system for storing, sorting, and saving your amazing illustrations...
Change DNA
Change DNA
Recently our team of consultants has been hard at work defining the eight design principles for organizat...
Sharing is Caring 8.29
Sharing is Caring 8.29
Post-it Notes transformed into beautiful anime characters, Moleskin refuses to be obsolete, and you reall...
Sharing is Caring 8.22
Sharing is Caring 8.22
Ever wonder what your colleagues are doing on conference calls while they are muted? Chances are they are goin...
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...
It’s Not the Why, It’s the What
It’s Not the Why, It’s the What
This is not the story of “Why” you should put pencil to paper. You should already know that starti...
Sharing Is Caring 8.14
Sharing Is Caring 8.14
Ding! Ding! Round 2 of Sharing is Caring features articles that will help you stay produtive, navigate pesky e...
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...
Sharing Is Caring 8.7
Sharing Is Caring 8.7
Not unlike kindergarten where we were all taught to share, XPLANErs are constantly stumbling upon and sharing ...
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 ...
How to Provide Actionable and Consolidated Feedback – A Five Step Process
How to Provide Actionable and Consolidated Feedback – A Five Step Process
“Should we use a different color here?” “Per Katie this needs to include a CTA.” &ldqu...
Envisioning Future Greatness
Envisioning Future Greatness
Articulating personal or organizational aspirations can run the gamut from exhilarating to overwhelming. But t...
Explaining How the Technical Level of the Internet works!
Explaining How the Technical Level of the Internet works!
Over the past few years our client ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has expande...
Change DNA – The 8 Principles of Change Series
Change DNA – The 8 Principles of Change Series
Ever wonder how someorganizations adapt gracefully – or even thrive – in a changing environment wh...
Interview with Helena Hong, New Employee Experience Coordinator
Interview with Helena Hong, New Employee Experience Coordinator
Tell us briefly about your role at XPLANE:
“My new role at XPLANE is Employee Experience Coordinator. I ...
Card Decks: Tactile Tools for Pattern-Finders, Integrative-Thinkers and Inspiration-Seekers
Card Decks: Tactile Tools for Pattern-Finders, Integrative-Thinkers and Inspiration-Seekers
What do the Table of Elements, the first IBM computer, and the novel Lolita have in common? Before they were i...
Gamestorming Workshop at Nike
Gamestorming Workshop at Nike
We had the great honor of being invited to deliver a workshop for Nike’s Transition Management community...