How Agile Are You?
This blog was going to be about something else. In fact, the focus has morphed three times since the original idea came to me, and I started typing this opening paragraph. This post was going to be about the value…
We Made a Trial Run at a 4-Day Workweek. Here’s What Happened.
At the start of this year, Culture Foundry started a trial run at a 4-day workweek. The rationale can be found in our original post on the topic. The parameters of the trial: Move toward a 32-hour week, not “four…
Culture Foundry Is Making a Run at the 4-Day Workweek
In 2022, Culture Foundry is going to make a run at the 4-day workweek. We leaked this news in promoting a recent job posting, and it’s sparked a lot of questions: How did we arrive at this decision? How are…
Conviction to Action: The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Website
Last year the world saw a social movement sweep the streets as people of all colors and creeds joined long standing Black Lives Matter activists to protest the horrific deaths of George Floyd, Brianna Taylor, Elijah McCain, and unfortunately so…
Wayfinding Workshop
Strategy as a Solution The world of digital can be confusing and the answers difficult to find. Paralyzing questions keep some from getting started. Questions like: I need a website. Where do I start? What CMS would serve us best?…
The Role of Sociological Imagination in Web Development
At Culture Foundry, we regularly look to the bigger picture to determine what direction we want to move as a company or what projects we want to pursue. We understand that the work we do, and the consequences of that…
Election Day Is a Holiday at Culture Foundry
Earlier this year, as part of a set of actions inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, we made Election Day a company holiday at Culture Foundry. Specifically, the U.S. General Election Day each November will be a paid day…
Proclamation to Destination: Our Road from #BlackLivesMatter to Action
When, sparked by George Floyd’s murder, the Black Lives Matter movement went powerfully mainstream, #BlackLivesMatter proclamations flew fast and furious, along with heartfelt pledges of action. Here’s one from June 14, 2020: “What we say here as a company is…
Sometimes a Good Bowl of Soup Can Make it All a Little Better
Hi Everyone, These are some crazy times. SXSW, in case you didn’t know, is a huge technology, film, and music festival and conference that (usually) happens every March here in Austin, Texas. Two weeks ago, when the coronavirus seemed literally…
A Website Is Not a Campaign
I go to the website of what I know to be a great, integral company and find a sad, hollowed-out experience. I’d ask “what happened here?” but I know what happened here.