Process

Writing about the methods, decisions, and iterations that shape how I build systems and communicate complex ideas.

These articles explore how I approach structure, clarity, and iteration across different types of work. They cover the thinking behind documentation frameworks, instructional design models, and creative systems, with a focus on practical methods that keep projects moving.

Visible Work, Lasting Systems

Visible Work, Lasting Systems

This post explores how visibility drives clarity in documentation work and how small, visible drafts turn into lasting systems.

Minimum Viable Products and “Mid” Drafts

Minimum Viable Products and “Mid” Drafts

This post explores how an MVP-style documentation process helps you work faster with SMEs. A look at building fast, imperfect drafts.

ADDIE and the Reality of Instructional Design

ADDIE and the Reality of Instructional Design

Theory gives us models like ADDIE and SAM; practice means adapting them into lighter, iterative processes.

Explaining Complex Things with the Feynman Technique

Explaining Complex Things with the Feynman Technique

The Feynman Technique is a simple, powerful way to test whether you really understand something: explain it clearly to someone else.

Technical Communication in Plain Language

Technical Communication in Plain Language

Technical communication explained in plain language: what it is, why it matters, and how clear communication makes tools, products, and processes usable.

Why AI Won’t Replace Technical Communicators

Why AI Won’t Replace Technical Communicators

AI won’t replace technical communicators. Learn why human writers are essential for audience awareness, accuracy, and product testing.

Make One, Export Many: Efficient Video Editing in Camtasia

Make One, Export Many: Efficient Video Editing in Camtasia

A quick breakdown of how I structure Camtasia projects to export multiple clips from a single timeline.

Making Sense of Someone Else’s Timeline

Making Sense of Someone Else’s Timeline

Inheriting a messy Camtasia timeline? Before reorganizing, learn how to spot hidden logic and understand creative intent for the next editor.

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Apply these ideas in real projects through structured systems and creative tools.

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