Ryan Rumsey

@ryanrumsey
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Just saw one of only six remaining Beech Starship airplanes fly over the house today! Such a cool plane!

https://www.airdatanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/beech-starship1.jpg

Just got out of the last run-through of our upcoming workshop called "Restart" with @ryanrumsey and I'm excited for next Monday morning!

Whether you've ever thought about working for yourself or you don't believe you have other options this workshop will provide the clarity needed to create a better vision for your future.

It's not too late to register for Monday's workshop and I hope you'll join us.

https://www.letsjumpship.com/restart/

Restart: A workshop to figure out if working for yourself is worth it.

Design a business plan you can see yourself in and figure out if working for yourself is worth it.

Jump Ship!
Headed out of 2023 like

My 2024 theme song is “Dare to be Stupid” by Weird Al.

https://youtu.be/SMhwddNQSWQ?si=Zb3kB4loLStObARD

A coffee tip from Vermont.

Add a little maple syrup to your morning cup.

I’ve been nominated to be the DJ for our community NYE party. Age range is 8-74.

What is one song that absolutely must be on the playlist? If you reply with, “ask ChatGPT,” your song will be banned from the list. ;)

The real ROI I want to know is the effectiveness of commonly shared design leadership best practices.
I found out the link to download Business Thinking for Designers broke this week, so I created my own. Download a pdf of the book for free! https://www.secondwavedive.com/books
Second Wave Dive • Business Thinking for Designers

Written by SWD founder Ryan Rumsey and published by InVision, this book is chock full of details on how designers can speak the dialects of colleagues, communicate design value in new ways, and incorporate business impact into your approach.

Second Wave Dive

22 years ago I was shooting a commercial and the director asked if my eyebrows, nose or ear hair needed to be trimmed. They didn’t, but he said, “Consider yourself lucky because there will be a day where they will.”

I think about that every morning I look in the mirror brushing my teeth.

Miro just acquired Freehand by InVision. Not sure if Freehand is separate from InVision, but the CEO of InVison was part of the acquisition so 🤷. https://miro.com/blog/freehand-joins-miro-team/
Freehand joins the Miro team

Miro has acquired Freehand, the visual collaboration platform. Jeff Chow, former Freehand Chief Product Officer and recently promoted InVision CEO, will join Miro as the company’s new Chief Product & Technology Officer, along with much of the cross-functional team supporting Freehand.

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