One of the great feelings in life is sitting down in front of a blank whiteboard with a diverse group of great people, and figuring out how to solve a big and important problem.I love the blank white board because in business, as in life, there are always fresh possibilities we haven’t come up with before. We will certainly go back and build on existing solutions, but the freedom and the courage to leave the old behind and pick up new skills, new technologies and new solutions in the face of a daunting problem is liberating and leads to the unexpected and to the most elegant solutions that I’ve seen.I love working with a diverse group of great people, because we are always stronger together. All of our professional and life experiences lead to fresh perspectives. Conflict and disagreements chip away at the edges of our incomplete ideas, uncovering the truth that lies at the intersection of big ideas.Walking away from the whiteboard, I love to find the gaps that aren’t being filled by others and help move a project forward quickly. Whether this is writing some data processing code, scoping out a new product, or creating a marketing video, I like to get my hands dirty and see things move along.I draw heavily from Agile/Scrum in much that I do. I’ve seen some unsuccessful implementations of some of the tools, but when I’ve worked on teams that “get it”, it’s been magical. I could talk your ear off on a lot of pieces, but I think when the “core values” of commitment, focus, openness, respect and courage are in place in a team, then anything is possible.