FHD 2022 Week 12 - 16
Back on track. Here are the highlights...
I've been silent for a bit now because we've been heads down & focused for pretty much all of weeks 12-16 (and beyond) getting back to the basics / documenting our processes.
It's been both painful and refreshing to review our entire product line and pull together documentation.
We've known this has been coming for a little while now, but as we prepare for some big changes we want to make sure we're all on the same page.
![Upland production packet page](upland-production-packet-page.jpg)
We're literally going part by part to make sure we've got it all written down.
![Upland product pages on workbench](upland-product-pages-on-workbench.jpg)
Getting everyone onto the same page is lots of work. Like, lots. Why do we make things in a certain way? Are those ways outdated / worth changing? Explain your thinking (over pizzas!).
![discussing fabrication processes](discussing-fabrication-processes.jpg)
What processes need further standardization? Can we create references and examples of good vs. bad to help everyone identify problems?
![baltic birch clean vs bad cut](baltic-birch-clean-vs-bad-cut.jpg)
What wisdom is locked inside the minds of people who have been doing something for so long they just unconsciously make improvements to process without anyone else knowing?
![discussing museum construction details](discussing-museum-construction-details.jpg)
Of course, the rest of the work didn't just stop during these weeks.
We launched a new product that I'm very excited about--Waymaker Indoor Reader Rails. They're extremely simple, but that's why we use them on so many of our projects. We decided to make them available to others as well:
![Upland Waymaker Indoor Reader Rail configurator](upland-waymaker-indoor-reader-rail-configurator.jpg)
We started in on several new projects, and sent files to production on several others.
It was a busy few weeks, but as I reflect back on the work we did, I couldn't be happier that we decided to take on the task of documentation and standardization. Kudos to Jocelyn for leading the charge.
And I even found a sliver of time to do what I enjoy: making things. Feels good to be back on track.
![Upland coins on laser cutter](upland-coins-on-laser-cutter.jpg)
![Upland coins in hand](upland-coins-in-hand.jpg)
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