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Chris Stone

Building and maintaining healthy teams

High-performance teams thrive on a few simple things. Do them well. Do them often and build a foundation of consistency.

4 min readJun 27, 2023

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Building and maintaining healthy teams

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Shelter from the storm

How do you purposefully design a system for your teams to address customer and marketplace expectations in a sustainable manner?

4 min readFeb 25, 2022

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This is a concept model drawing of an umbrella with two labels on the head of the umbrella. A marketable feature release represents the main dome and incremental enhancements make up the outer/lower edge.

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Chris Stone

Most cars only have one steering wheel

Who’s at the wheel of your product team as they go down the road together?

7 min readFeb 17, 2022

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Drawing of a freeway overpass sign with Los Angeles on it and palm trees in the background.

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Chris Stone

Friction at work is not a bad thing. It’s just a thing. Take it for a walk.

If you want to reduce friction and uncertainty, you’re not going to get there by standing still.

4 min readFeb 4, 2022

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Drawing of two people pushing a boulder together and two people pushing a boulder against each other.

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Chris Stone

When you’re going to run a team workshop, invest in pregaming

Get everyone individually aligned and engaged before the kickoff. Trust me on this.

4 min readJan 31, 2022

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Drawing of colleagues on a video call in a tiled layout.

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Chris Stone

Trust & adjust

Operating from a place of trust unlocks personal growth and stronger working relationships.

4 min readJan 26, 2022

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Drawing of a multi-band EQ (audio equalizer)

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Chris Stone

Be happy when someone sh*ts on your idea

Seeds, alone cannot grow. Ideas are no different. They need energy, nutrients, time, and the right conditions in order to sprout.

7 min readFeb 19, 2021

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Be happy when someone sh*ts on your idea

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Chris Stone

Design thinking is the doorway to a much larger conversation

Walk through it.

3 min readFeb 8, 2019

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Design thinking is the doorway to a much larger conversation

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Chris Stone

Understanding Your Aim

Product design + strategy at .eco

6 min readFeb 24, 2017

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Understanding Your Aim

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Chris Stone

Chris Stone

A mandolin-playing dad & husband. I’ve been at the digital product & design game since 2003. This is my story log of the journey.

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