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Category: Topics
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Why workshops are the perfect way to start a project
We’re all familiar with the Goldilocks story, right? As she walked through the house she came upon in the forest, she kept trying things out. There was always a version that was too much/big/hot and a version that was too little/small/cold. And then there was her perfect fit, right in the middle. Workshops are like…
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How my team used prototyping tools to build a web app MVP in a weekend
Think you can’t build a functional and well-designed MVP app in 16 hours? Think again. I flexed my quick delivery chops recently at Hack the Gap, a two-day hackathon that teams designers, UXers, and developers together to rapidly prototype digital products that impact the community. After the prototypes are done, we pitch them at a…
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Nancy Lyons appointed to Minnesota Governor’s Blue Ribbon Council on Information Technology
On Wednesday, March 6th, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced their appointments to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Council on Information Technology. Clockwork CEO Nancy Lyons is included on the list of six people alongside Minnesota leaders from major corporations like Land O’ Lakes, TCF Bank, and Delta. The advisory group, made up of experts…
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A day in my life as a software engineer at Clockwork
One question I always struggle to answer is “What does Clockwork do?” It’s not because I don’t know. It’s because we don’t do just one thing, or even just four things. We could say, “we build websites” or “we build mobile applications” or “we help you figure out how to best use technology.” Yes, we…
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What problems are we solving with UX design?
“What problem are we trying to solve?” As User Experience (UX) practitioners, we’re constantly asking this question of our team, our clients, and our work. UX design is pivotal in making decisions about the way product experiences come to life and in ensuring those products are serving the user needs. Successful products solve problems. That…
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Giving Learners Edge a leg up in their industry
Learners Edge has a very motivated user base: they offer continuing education courses to K-12 teachers who need the courses, and graduate credits, for salary advancement and license renewal. Their typical site visitor both wants and needs what they’re selling, yet the site design wasn’t supporting that laser-focused user. The challenges our client faced Like…
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Changing how we think about cybersecurity: Creating the attacker’s dilemma
I was at a conference recently at which Tim Crothers delivered the keynote. Tim has worked as a breach investigator for the better part of his career. He joined Target after their 2013 breach and currently leads their cyber security team. I got to hear him flip an information security paradigm on its head. “The defender’s…
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Why use WordPress?
When it comes to building a new website or migrating an existing website, you have a lot of options. From the content management system to the hosting platform to larger technology decisions about integrations and plugins. And on top of that, who to work with to get it all done right. We’re here to help.…
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Why we’re closed on Election Day
Because voting is so important, Clockwork is doing something we’ve never done before: we are going to close on election day. For me as a citizen, mother, and business owner, it’s important that as many people vote as possible. I don’t expect my colleagues — or the rest of the world — to share my politics, but…
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Minnesota Marketing Summit: 3 things I learned
The Minnesota Marketing Summit is a day long, panel-focused event that happened last week in downtown Minneapolis. It was a great opportunity to meet other marketing professionals, both from the client and brand side, as well as local agencies and vendors. It was a day full of great discussions about the marketing industry, with participants…