I gave a guest lecture today at Manchester Met Business School, and mentioned a few software tools and inspirations…here’s the list, guys :-)
_Inspiration/Philosophy:_
Well, I guess the main one I mentioned is 37Signals – click here and look at the sidepanel under ‘writings’, there’s a bunch of essays on the ideas I was alluding to today.
_Tools:_
*BaseCamp* – online project management tool.
The core functions are so well designed and thoughtful, it really does make my life easier. Little things like when I just uploaded a document, it asked me whether that completed a milestone. It had – and I hadn’t even thought to tag that, but there it is…a quietly competent workflow. But it’s genius is in it’s lack of structure – and the focus on communication rather than overt process. And fab client access and views from their perspective.
*OmniOutliner* – ideas outliner/document creator
I’ve been using this for years, but the new version is excellent. I’d be lost without this, as it lets me think structurally (anyone who knows me will tell you this is a good thing :-)
*OmniGraffle Pro* – graphics/drawing/charting/you name it application
Fab graphical editor. I’ve used this for creating brochures, diagrams, project plans, you name it. Makes my docs look professional. No mean feat!