The Knowledge Worker - Find Out Where Your Attention Goes
Find Out Where Your Attention GoesHow to make the invisible visible by performing a demand analysis.Dominica DeGrandis reminds us why schools and offices have whiteboards. We get more information through vision than through all the other senses combined. Of the estimated 100 billion neurons in our brains, approximately 20% are for processing visual information. You can use that biological fact to your advantage by making the invisible, visible. A "demand analysis" is an exercise DeGrandis recommends for software teams. The purpose is to identify the types of work the team does and the pain that's associated with each type. Identifying each type of work unearths the source or "input" as DeGrandis calls it. Each identified type of work is then written on a post-it note and placed on the whiteboard. The end result is a visual representation of the team's demand.
Using the demand analysis as a framework, you’ll find out where your attention goes. Perform a Demand AnalysisPurpose: Identify the applications and devices that consume your attention. Time: 15-30 minutes Materials: Pencil & paper or a spreadsheet and seven days of usage data. Instructions: Review your usage data from Rize, Screen Time, and/or Digital Wellbeing. Then use that data to fill out the following tables. Step 1 - Smartphone Demand Analysis
Step 2 - Application Demand Analysis
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