Shay Howe's talk from Future Insights Live 2014 in Las Vegas: "Nowadays, our options are endless and as designers and developers we can build any website or application we wish. By settling constraints, we force ourselves to be more productive. Within this session, Shay will dive into different constraints and their benefits to building websites." Miss his talk? Join us at a future show: www.futureofwebdesign.com. Sign up for our newsletter at futureinsights.com and get 15% off your next conference. Want to see more from Shay Howe? Visit his educational site at http://learn.shayhowe.com/

1. Less is More
How Constraints
Cultivate Growth
Shay Howe
@shayhowe
learn.shayhowe.com

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How Do We…
• Make decisions
• Improve experiences
• Increase productivity
• Work together
• Grow and learn

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Decision
Making

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1
Use Fewer
Resources

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Constraints shape and
focus problems, and
provide clear challenges
to overcome…
– Marissa Mayer
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Use Fewer Resources
• Start early
• Set initial conditions
• Reduce the number of decisions

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Improve
Experience

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2
Create
Regulations

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Create Regulations
• Organize and simplify
• Set rules
• Follow a pattern

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Increase
Productivity

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3
Remove
Distractions

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Remove Distractions
• Stick to your commitments
• Break down task
• Reward yourself

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Work
Together

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4
Self-Organize

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7 Roles
• Inform
Informs what they decide
• Explain
Explains what they decide
• Consult
Consults before making the
decision
• Collaborate
Collaborates to reach a decision
• Advise
Advises on a decision
• Inquire
Inquires on a decision
• Abstain
Abstains from a decision

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Self-Organize
• Empower your co-workers
• Be a leader
• Support each other

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Grow
& Learn

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5
Stretch
Our Comfort

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Avoid making decisions
based on fear or greed.
Focus on what feels
right and helps the
people in your life.
– Carl Smith
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Stretch Your Comfort
• Break habit
• Don’t let fear interfere
• Work with a friend

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Embrace
Constraints

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55. How Constraints Cultivate Growth @shayhowe
1 Use Fewer Resources
2 Create Regulations
3 Remove Distractions
4 Self-Organize
5 Stretch Your Comfort

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Do not confuse
working within
constraints with
making sacrifices.
– Kristian Bjørnard
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