Spark Tank: Pitching Project Ideas
This month at Sparkbox, our production team hosted an internal “Pitch Day,” a fun team building activity designed to kickstart this year’s internal efforts for learning together.
Written by Catherine Meade
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The Uncomfortable Unknowns of Ethical AI Use
It seems as though artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been integrated into every aspect of our lives lately. How can we gain the benefits of this powerful new technology without compromising the integrity of our applications?
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What Even Are Dragging Movements?
Understanding and implementing the Web Accessibility Content Guidelines (WCAG) can be difficult for even trained experts. Catherine helps us with WCAG 2.2′s newest guideline by explaining the requirements and providing examples of how to improve our user interfaces.
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Relaunching Sparkbox.com
Learn how Sparkbox avoided the “cobbler’s children have no shoes” problem with updates to its website and the Foundry.
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Identifying the Right Development Team at the Right Time
No two codebases have the same needs from a development team, so why should we expect our developers to fit in a one-size-fits-all model? With Sparkbox’s right team at the right time approach, we partner with teams to provide specialized expertise for each challenge as it arises.
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Understanding Projects Better with an MVP
Beginning a larger project effort with a minimum viable product has many benefits including being a catalyst for learning, answering lingering questions, and showing the business value for continuing the project.
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Supporting Developers as a Product Champion
As a Product Champion, your development team needs your support. Learn how prioritizing clear outcome goals, enforcing project scope, and listening to developer requests can set a project up for success.
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Why Your Design System Needs a Documentation Site
Many design system teams struggle with increasing subscriber rates. Learn how a documentation site can boost numbers by serving as a user-friendly resource hub that improves the day-to-day work of subscribers.
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Inclusive Language and Talking about Disabilities
An individual is much more than their disabilities, and communication is important. Here are some recommendations on how you can interact with people with disabilities in a respectful manner.
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A Lukewarm Approval of CSS-in-JS
CSS-in-JS can be a worthwhile tool for many projects, even from the perspective of someone who is a die-hard SCSS user. Let’s go through an overview of the CSS-in-JS and the pros and cons of using it instead of Sass.
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Want to talk about how we can work together?
Katie Jennings
Vice President of Business Development