Welcome to the week. It’s a holiday for some today but here we go…

• Back into the field we go. We’re interviewing people at various career stages both locally and in Chicago (where I’ll be through the end of the week, hopefully not freezing my fingers off). The team is curious and enthusiastic and we’re excited about spending so much time with them and their customers.
• A fieldwork week is pretty all-consuming so not much else to report; I’m looking ahead to next week’s improv presentation at Walmart’s Global UX Summit and to leading a full-day training workshop on interviewing and synthesis.
• Ten years gone: From February 2003 – crazy in-flight experience, Google buys Pyra
• What we’re consuming: California Academy of Sciences, Tom and Jerry theme song, Evil Homer.