Category Archives: Learning

Survivorship Is Not How I Expected It to Be

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sandra Cadogan-Beebe

I don’t often think about it, but I realized today that this week marks 6 months since I completed the full shebang of cancer treatment here at Dana-Farber. I should have put two and two together when checking in last … Continue reading →

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Agile in a nutshell?

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Meagan Turner

I’m in a class this week learning about the roles and responsibilities of Product Owners and Scrum Masters within the Agile Methodology. I find these courses to be very interesting, as you get to hear all kinds of different experiences … Continue reading →

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Advice for an Intern

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Suzanne Davidson

The past two summers in the PMO, we’ve been fortunate enough to have a summer intern join our team. I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we’ve had fun teasing/being teased by our interns and seeing … Continue reading →

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Learning from Writer’s Block

Posted on April 6, 2018 by David Pesta

A Journey into the Cold Dark Nothingness of Unwritten Words I’m pretty stressed right now. This blog post is way past due and if I’m being honest here, I’ve got nothing. For a while I thought I had a thought. … Continue reading →

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Are we beginning to accept mediocrity?

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Michael Madden

When I was a kid it seemed that tangible goods lasted for a very long time. I guess the word “tangible” meant something back then. These days it seems that we live in a throwaway society and quality has taken … Continue reading →

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What Would You Do?

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Sandra Cadogan-Beebe

For nearly 40 minutes this past Saturday, more than one million Hawaiian residents and tourists thought they had good enough reason to believe they might die from an inbound ballistic missile, panic triggered by a false Emergency Alert broadcast communication. … Continue reading →

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Crash Test Buddy

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Meagan Turner

Fifteen years ago, I was holding my breath in the backseat of our beloved red Camry. My husband was in the passenger seat giving a driving lesson to my 16-year-old sister Emma. She had just gotten her permit and wanted … Continue reading →

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About July and August

Posted on September 13, 2017 by David Pesta

As summer ends, my thoughts about the months of July and August are likely different than most folks. Here is a little brain teaser to explain what I mean. An octopus is an animal with 8 arms. An 8-sided geometric … Continue reading →

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Cheesy

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Meagan Turner

I was thinking and talking about cheese with my sister, as we often do. Recently, we discovered this delicious cheddar cheese wheel that had crystals in it. The tiny delicious crystals give the cheese a delightfully sharp crunch. The crystals … Continue reading →

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Four Fears That Can Block Creative Problem-Solving

Posted on April 14, 2017 by David Pesta

Recently, I attended a workshop on Design Thinking, an unconventional approach to innovation and problem-solving developed by the Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University. Design Thinking seeks to apply the mindset and methods of designers to develop products, improve … Continue reading →

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