Without Constraints

Building effective teams in an age of difference

Take heart. Your presence at the table makes the team stronger.

Sep 15, 2024 • Richard Edwards

June 2024

How we run our tech company flat, without hierarchy

And without it being a free-for-all.

Jun 25, 2024 • Richard Edwards

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May 2021

Shazam and the art of speeding value

It's not very socially positive or helping to change the world, but I am so in awe of Shazam, the app that lets you “identify the media playing around…

May 4, 2021 • Richard Edwards

How to upskill social impact organisations on data

Recently I’ve been reading the truly excellent ‘A Civic Technologist’s Practice Guide’ by Cyd Harrell. And it’s got me thinking about how we can best…

May 3, 2021 • Richard Edwards

April 2021

Managing stake (through the heart) holders

“When should we include stakeholders in this project?”

Apr 5, 2021 • Richard Edwards

July 2020

20 useful questions on teams & team-building, post Covid-19

This is the third part in a series of three posts, focusing on teams.

Jul 13, 2020 • Richard Edwards

15 useful questions for product-based businesses, post Covid-19

This is the second in a series of three posts on products and innovation in the New Normal, focusing on businesses.

Jul 13, 2020 • Richard Edwards

30 useful questions for products & users, post Covid-19

Image: Tobias Bennett on Unsplash

Jul 13, 2020 • Richard Edwards

March 2020

How to encourage your team to launch an MVP first

There’s a new idea in town, and lots of talk about its potential to effect change or bring in revenue.

Mar 6, 2020 • Richard Edwards

January 2020

How embracing possibility and enrolment leads to better campaigns

Recently I’ve been listening to Seth Godin’s excellent Akimbo podcast on enrolment and possibility.

Jan 30, 2020 • Richard Edwards

How to run effective Design Sprint workshops

Recently I’ve been lucky to run a range of design and product workshops with Outlandish, the worker-owned tech agency.

Jan 24, 2020 • Richard Edwards

December 2019

Update vs. Innovate

What version of operating system does your phone run?

Dec 9, 2019 • Richard Edwards