Abby Fichtner https://hackerchick.com Speaker/Strategist: Innovation | Creativity | Culture | Future of Work Thu, 23 May 2019 23:54:06 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Indistinguishable From Magic https://hackerchick.com/indistinguishable-magic/ https://hackerchick.com/indistinguishable-magic/#respond Sun, 12 May 2019 18:15:05 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=2307 This is the story of two worlds and the beings that inhabit them. One of these is our world. The one we can see and feel. The world of the “users.” It lies on our side of the video screen.

The post Indistinguishable From Magic appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/indistinguishable-magic/feed/ 0 Technology, Instaculture, and The Death of Creativity https://hackerchick.com/technology-instaculture-creativity/ https://hackerchick.com/technology-instaculture-creativity/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:23:16 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=6992 The quest for creativity in an #instaperfect world.

The post Technology, Instaculture, and The Death of Creativity appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/technology-instaculture-creativity/feed/ 0 Disruptive Innovation — maybe it’s time to expand our theory https://hackerchick.com/disruptive-innovation-time-for-an-update/ https://hackerchick.com/disruptive-innovation-time-for-an-update/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 02:12:18 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=6742 20 years ago, Clay Christensen defined a Theory of Disruptive Innovation. One by which Uber and Google are not disruptive. Perhaps it's time for an update.

The post Disruptive Innovation — maybe it’s time to expand our theory appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/disruptive-innovation-time-for-an-update/feed/ 0 Towards a Self-Healing Organization https://hackerchick.com/towards-a-self-healing-organization/ https://hackerchick.com/towards-a-self-healing-organization/#respond Tue, 11 Dec 2018 00:35:54 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=6735 What would happen if we stopped trying to make our organizations flawless and instead made them indestructible?

The post Towards a Self-Healing Organization appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/towards-a-self-healing-organization/feed/ 0 F*ck what other people want. What do YOU want? https://hackerchick.com/f-other-people-what-do-you-want/ https://hackerchick.com/f-other-people-what-do-you-want/#comments Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:59:28 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=3374 I have a confession to make. There's something that's never quite sat right with me about Lean Startup.

The post F*ck what other people want. What do YOU want? appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/f-other-people-what-do-you-want/feed/ 2 Evolution is the ultimate hacker https://hackerchick.com/evolution-ultimate-hacker/ https://hackerchick.com/evolution-ultimate-hacker/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2018 22:43:53 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=2296 If you want to push the edge on what’s possible then you should look to the true original gangsta of innovation as your role model.

The post Evolution is the ultimate hacker appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/evolution-ultimate-hacker/feed/ 0 Advice to My 14 Year Old Self https://hackerchick.com/guidance-to-a-14-year-old/ https://hackerchick.com/guidance-to-a-14-year-old/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:13:57 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=3472 What would you tell 14 year old Abby about being a girl/future woman working in Tech?

The post Advice to My 14 Year Old Self appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/guidance-to-a-14-year-old/feed/ 3 What Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial? https://hackerchick.com/makes-entrepreneurs-entrepreneurial/ https://hackerchick.com/makes-entrepreneurs-entrepreneurial/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2017 13:30:16 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=2290 Ever wondered what makes some people natural entrepreneurs while others can... well, hold down a real job?

The post What Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial? appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/makes-entrepreneurs-entrepreneurial/feed/ 2 The Era of Creativity https://hackerchick.com/the-era-of-creativity/ https://hackerchick.com/the-era-of-creativity/#respond Sun, 10 Sep 2017 20:40:01 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=3896 Forget everything you think that you know. None of it works anymore. 

The post The Era of Creativity appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/the-era-of-creativity/feed/ 0 What motivates you to create? https://hackerchick.com/what-motivates-you-to-create/ https://hackerchick.com/what-motivates-you-to-create/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:52:25 +0000 https://hackerchick.com/?p=3775 I've been asking developers what it is that motivates and excites them to write code in their spare time. The best answer I've gotten so far is from Brendan Kohler. To which, I exhibit zero surprise.

The post What motivates you to create? appeared first on Abby Fichtner.

]]> https://hackerchick.com/what-motivates-you-to-create/feed/ 0