How To Build An Impressive Product Vision Board
A lot of businesses have a vision statement – a memorable sentence that expresses the core aim of the company. However, not many lay it all out on a product vision board. When City Innovation Labs facilitates workshops with our clients we like to ask if the business has a vision statement for itself or […]
How to Build Real Time Search with RxJS and React.js
Real time search is a common feature that is included in products. A typeahead is a common example of that. The idea is that as the user types, search results return in real time. Slack does this when you first start to mention a user. This post looks at how to build a robust real […]
How to Create an Effective Internal Journey Map
Most companies have a goal to always provide the best experience for employees and customers. When working in Human Resources, employees and potential employees are the focus. One area of improvement for us is our hiring and onboarding process. I took some time to learn and apply a journey map to this process and here’s […]
How to Get Started with Postgres Full Text Search
Search is a common feature in many products today. The time to build and deploy a fully realized search feature can take weeks. If your product already uses Postgres the time to build a search feature can go from weeks to hours by using Postgres’s built in full text search features.
Are You Wasting Time in Your Software Development Process?
The minutia of your software development process is problematic. It wastes time under the guise of being productive or enhancing the quality of the software. Unfortunately, many developers personally identify with certain designs or tendencies. This causes them to defend their position while not recognizing or realizing that it doesn’t matter. Here are some of […]
How to Contract the RIGHT Software Development Company
I wish I could say these pitfalls rarely happen when choosing a software development company. However, in my 15 years of experience, they are more frequent than not. To give your business the best chance of success you must be aware of these pitfalls. They can cause catastrophic financial problems or leave your software system […]
CIL’s COVID-19 Letter to You
At City Innovation Labs our number one core value is Faith and People First. I wanted to write a note to let all of our employees, customers, and partners know our stance on the COVID-19 outbreak. First of all, we are operating in a spirit of peace and not one of fear (John 14:27). However, […]
50+ Awesome Tips on How to Work Remotely
In unprecedented times, we do unprecedented things. We’re navigating through something we’ve never been through before. I’m sure some of you have questions on how to work remotely or working while your kids are at home. While we don’t have all the answers, we have some tips or tricks for you to get started. There […]
The Second Role of an Innovative Leader
Read the video transcript below for the second role in innovative leadership: Hi, I’m Josh Barker, CEO of City Innovation Labs. And this is the third video in our series called Cultivating Innovation where we talk about the roles that an innovative leader plays in order to Create an Innovative Team. In this video I’m […]