How to Make Your Web Design Stand out from the Crowd All web designers want their work to stand out from the crowd … but what does that take? In this post I’ll pick a few sites I think pack a punch and I’ll explain why. [Editor's Note: Mike Kus, Andy Clarke, Brendan Dawes, Elliot Jay Stocks, Paul Boag, Simon Collison and more will be talking about Web Typography, Microformats, HTML 5, CSS3, Creativity and more at The Future of Web Design Tour.] Less is more Keep it simple. It’s easy and tempting to try and fill a web page with too much information. Space is good. Also carefully choosing the colour palette for your site can have a massive impact. Helveticons Daffy’s Annyas.com/screenshots Images and Typography Get creative with imagery and typography. The fact that some of these site are in Flash doesn’t mean one can’t create just as powerful and effective site designs using just HTML and CSS. Serial Cut Black Estate Buck current web trends Web design is drowing in trends: Gradients, subtle 3D effects, shadows, glows, textures. 24 Ways Clap Clap
Roles in change management Change management roles: The table below presents what we would like to hear each of these groups say if they are actively engaged in managing change. It also presents what you may likely be hearing from the roles if they are not bought-in and engaged in their role in change management. To get each of the roles engaged in change management, it is helpful to apply Prosci's ADKAR Model of individual change (read more about the ADKAR model). ADKAR describes the five key building blocks an individual needs to make a change successfully, whether at home or in the workplace. The model states simply that for someone to effectively engage in their role in change management, they need: Awareness of the need for change management Desire to participate and support the application of change management Knowledge on how to manage change Ability to implement the required skills and behaviors for their role in change management Reinforcement to sustain change management Action steps for change managers:
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Top 10 Best HTML5 Websites of 2012 Here are our editor's picks for the Top 10 Best HTML5 Websites of 2016 based on visual artistry, integrated sound, ease of use, and uniqueness. 1 | The Wilderness Downtown The Wilderness Downtown is an interactive music video for Arcade Fire's song ''We Used to Wait''. Visitors are asked to input the address of the home they grew up in and then the site uses Google Earth and HTML5 to create a personalized music video that takes the user on a journey back home. 2 | Heart of The Artic Heart of The Arctic takes users on an Arctic expedition/scavenger hunt through four distinct environments designed to show users the steps that would be needed to restore climate balance to the arctic region. 3 | Three Dreams of Black 3 Dreams of Black uses HTML5 to promote Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi's album Rome. 4 | Enjoy Your Privacy The website was created to warn consumers about the dangers of not using password protection on their mobile devices.
Blank sheet exercises to start the change management conversation How do you introduce change management to a project team you are supporting? You could begin with an accurate and precise definition of change management and a sampling of the tools you will be using. But that is not going to achieve the fundamental shift in mindset you need. Instead, start with a blank sheet of paper and see if you can lead your team to the realization that individual change is necessary and critical for delivering results and outcomes. This tutorial presents two "blank sheet" exercises - activities you can complete anytime, anywhere to jumpstart the change management discussion. Connecting project, purpose and people - the P-P-P-P exercise The first "blank sheet" exercise is an approach for connecting the project with the people who have to do their jobs differently. Steps for completing the P-P-P-P blank sheet exercise: Start with a blank sheet of paper. Change management connection: Two levels of change - future states exercise Start with a blank sheet of paper.
The Big Secret To Success? Run With What You Have I’ve seen a lot of people grow their business in huge ways over the last twelve months – and I’ve been watching even more people making big strides over the last few weeks – and they all have something very important in common. It’s not brains. I see plenty of smart people struggling. It’s not connections – I’ve seen some of these people start with nothing and rapidly ramp up. “I find that the harder I work, the luckier I get.” – Samuel Goldwyn But it’s not just hard work, either. Maybe the thing that’s holding you back – no matter who you are – is that you think things need to be “more perfect” before you get it going. “I need to come up with a truly killer blog post before I write it.” Here’s the thing: All these statements sound reasonable on the surface, but they’re really limiting beliefs. Seriously. Success isn’t about having the best plans – it’s about execution. An “okay” plan executed today beats a perfect plan that you’ll get around to a year from now. Take action. That is all,
Top 15 Most Popular SEO Websites Here are the top 15 Most Popular SEO Sites as derived from our eBizMBA Rank which is a continually updated average of each website's Alexa Global Traffic Rank, and U.S. Traffic Rank from both Compete and Quantcast."*#*" Denotes an estimate for sites with limited data. 1 | Moz2,255 - eBizMBA Rank | 4,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *3,000* - Compete Rank | *3,500* - Quantcast Rank | 266 - Alexa Rank | Last Updated: November 1, 2015. The Most Popular SEO Websites | eBizMBA 2 | SearchEngineLand3,448 - eBizMBA Rank | 3,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *4,500* - Compete Rank | 5,084 - Quantcast Rank | 761 - Alexa Rank | Last Updated: November 1, 2015. 3 | SEOBook3,907 - eBizMBA Rank | 2,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *5,000* - Compete Rank | *4,500* - Quantcast Rank | 2,220 - Alexa Rank | Last Updated: November 1, 2015.
Five levers of change management The first tutorial in this series presented the five levers of change management in the Prosci 3-Phase Change Management Process: communications lever, sponsor roadmap lever, coaching lever, training lever and resistance management lever. This tutorial presents data from 192 change management practitioners who participated in Prosci Change Management Webinars on June 1 and June 2, 2011. Participants provided informative data on how they are using the five levers of change management through polls conducted during the webinars. Which levers do practitioners typically use? During the webinar, attendees answered the following question: Which of the five levers do you typically create in a change management engagement? Analysis: Not surprisingly, most attendees typically create a communications plan (88% of attendees) and a training plan (77%). Takeaway: Change management practitioners can be more successful by building a holistic approach that uses all five levers. How many levers are used?
Collaboration Software, Manage Group Projects, Group Collaboration, Online Group Management | GroupTable » Blog Archive » GroupTable Upgrades Sneak Peak GroupTable is a simple collaboration software that helps you easily manage group projects, study groups and all of the other groups of your life. We’ve listened to our users’ feedback and have added many improvements that we list below our demo video. We’ve also created an easy to use, cross-referenced instruction wiki that you can review by clicking here . You can get a quick look at these improvements by viewing the demo of GroupTable directly below. Our team has listened to your feedback over the last year and has been hard at work. The new updates will include… Improved Task Management We have heard a lot of feedback from our users about adding a more robust task management feature for groups. Organize Groups into Group Lists Users will now be able to organize the groups they belong to into group lists. We are planning on releasing these updates and more within the next two weeks! We hope that all of you are as excited as we are. See you at the Table! >Dave & the rest of the GT Staff
Top 10 Best Flash Websites of 2012 Here are our editor's picks for the Top 10 Best Flash Websites of 2017 based on visual artistry, integrated sound, ease of use, and uniqueness. 1 | Pharrell Williams - Happy Pharrell Williams has employed Flash and his creative style to create the world's first 24 hour music video. More importantly he uses the full complement of Flash media integration to create a web experience that fully conveys the song's theme in a way that a traditional video could not. 2 | Clouds Over Cuba This interactive multimedia documentary uses the immersive nature of Flash to allow the audience to relive the Cuban Missile Crisis 50 years later and discover what might have been. 3 | Bear 71 Bear 71 is an interactive documentary about a female grizzly bear monitored by wildlife conservation officers from 2001 - 2009. 4 | The Museum of Me Intel's Museum of Me uses information gathered from your Facebook account to create a visual snapshot of your life.
APMG-UK - Change Management Qualification Overview Certifications Dealing with change and more importantly, the impact of change is a high priority for all organizations. The Change Management Certification has been developed by APMG in partnership with the Change Management Institute (CMI), an independent, global professional association of change managers. APMG’s refreshed Change Management certification is fully aligned with the change management body of knowledge. change and the individualchange and the organizationcommunication and stakeholder engagement and;change practice The Change Management certification is delivered by APMG’s Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs). Find A TrainingProvider Recommended Reading The following titles are available from APMG-Business Books. Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorson Learn more about the science of success with Heidi Grant Halvorson’s HBR Single, based on this blog post. Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. 1. To seize the moment, decide when and where you will take each action you want to take, in advance. 3. Fortunately, decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong — abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. The good news is, if you aren’t particularly gritty now, there is something you can do about it. 7. To build willpower, take on a challenge that requires you to do something you’d honestly rather not do. 8. 9. If you want to change your ways, ask yourself, What will I do instead?
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