Managing Sandy’s Aftermath: Emergency Response Personal Kanban
Hurricanes do not respect WIP limits. Despite our best efforts, there are simply some instances where we cannot limit our work-in-progress. Forces beyond our control seem to conspire to control us....
View ArticleTwo Personal Kanban Resolution Ideas
Happy 2013! Most people I know don’t even make New Year’s Resolutions anymore, and when they do – they are perfunctory and amorphous. I will lose weight, I will exercise more, I will grow wings and fly...
View ArticleSmall New Years Projects (Cabana Kaizen)
For those of us who might be sitting in a world of clutter, where a million small tasks have become one daunting one – I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START! – the only way out of that jungle is through. Since...
View ArticleKanban: A Universe of Options for Life’s Planning & Organizing Challenges #2
This is the second post in a guest series, Kanban: A Universe of Options for Life’s Planning & Organizing Challenges by Nadja Schnetzler. Visualize your work When I talk about visualizing the...
View ArticleThe ABC’s of Personal Kanban in the Classroom
Personal Kanban in the classroom is one area that I am highly passionate about. Why? I have seen it in action, first-hand in the preschool classroom. As a teacher it is exciting when your students...
View ArticleTwo Goals Quickly Visualized
I realized that I had fallen off the writing wagon. I had become a non-writer. That was really bothering me. I sat down several times to write blog posts and wrote portions of them or huge rambling...
View ArticleKanban Seder
Last week my wife and I hosted a Passover Seder. We have entertained together a number of times, but this was the first real attempt at a coordinated, sit-down meal. Most of our gatherings have been...
View ArticlePersonal Kanban: Integrating Evernote with LeanKit using Zapier
Continuing our series of Personal Kanban focused integrations for LeanKit, let’s take a look at integrating Evernote with LeanKit. Say you’re in Evernote, and you want to quickly add a card to your...
View ArticleIntegrating Your Personal Kanban with Campfire in LeanKit using Zapier
Does your team use Campfire? Ever wish you could just create a LeanKit card from the Campfire chat window, just by typing in a simple command? This integration between Campfire and LeanKit, via...
View ArticleText a Task Card to Your Kanban in LeanKit using Twilio and Zapier
Today, I’ll show you how to set up your LeanKit/Zapier integration with Twilio, so that you can create a new LeanKit card by sending an SMS (Text) Message from your phone. First, you’ll need an account...
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