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9 super specific HOW. 1. First of all, understand the sweet spot of every specialist you are working with - do not generalize anyone. A designer who is specialized in social media can’t possibly do web UI for an internet product. 2. Giving too much broad scope won't help - tell them how the outcome can be like - by sharing benchmarks that are relatable / and mutually agree on it. Being super-specific can help in getting the job done sharply. In the age of specialists, generalists need to understand their language of working super-functionally. 3. Ask them to create a sample / the first draft with minimal efforts to see if it matches your vision. Getting the direction of their thought process needs to be done in the first instance and alignment needs to be brought instantly - waiting for most of the work to be done to give feedback may create frustration. 4. If you feel confident that with minor tweaks, they can arrive there, give them specific suggestions. Instead of being flippant or impatient, it is better to invest time to make them understand what you are trying to accomplish. Attention is the best thing specialists can give you to build quality output. They give attention to ‘worthy and futuristic’ things that can help them to learn and grow. Share the vision, tell stories, make the project likeable. 5. Use tools like Loom, Figma, Google Meet Screen-sharing to share feedback clearly. Giving feedback visually can make a huge difference. 6. Always talk slowly, and less aggressively - as working remotely needs its own pleasantries and courtesy as how you meet in person - even if it is a war-time project. After all, we love working with courteous and professional people. 7. Once the project is progressing as per your vision, tell them that 'we are making progress'. Any professional loves the progress and meaning of their work. 8. Do not assume anything, clearly write / or give Loom video instructions to specify the 'corrections, changes, or new outlook' required in the project. 9. Give examples, specific examples - and help them align to what you want - making vague comments, sounding impatient, raising voice or sarcastic comments will not help the process at all.

Cohort based courses - the future of education.

We discuss tweets from Twitter's best people.

10 things about building a design thinking mindset.

About ClubHouse app, and how I'm enjoying the first week.

Insights I got from the book Deep Work by Cal Newport

How team based learning can help you thrive in a collaborative learning.

Restart good habits you left off. Today is International Podcast Day.

The episode is a cocktail of thoughts and tweets about Corona virus and its impact on humanity, I did starting from 2nd March 2020.

Last year, I worked mostly from home, hotel rooms, cafes -  with remote external teams on multiple projects in different domains.  And for the last two weeks too because of the Corona lockdown. I thought to share some hacks of making work from home a delightful thing. 

Dr. Marie Elisabeth Mueller is an expert for digital skills, interactive multimedia content creation, and integrated digital content product solutions. She's known as a futurist and educator with over 15 years of experience in public broadcast journalism as a senior editor, producer, writer and over 20 years of experience as an educator and journalist. Since 1992 she produced hundreds of long-form radio feature programs and podcasts and has widely published as an author and publicist for social, online, TV and print. Dr. Mueller who was born in Duesseldorf is a co-founder of NowAgeStorytelling.co and holds a PhD in Digital Storytelling, Media Science. She has been teaching interactive multimedia and cross-platform storytelling since 2014 at the Stuttgart Media University in Germany and a visiting professor at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, India, at the S.I. Newhouse School for Public Communications in Syracuse, US, and at the Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus, Denmark. From 2004 to 2008 she was a DAAD Lecturer at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. 2005 “Mietek Pemper, The road to rescue. Schindlers'lList - the true story” was published by Hoffmann Und Campe, since 2017 the book series “Now Media” is released by Nomos.