Happy Birthday, Dear Formada. Happy Birthday to You. “My brain hurt like a warehouse/It had no room to spare/I had to cram so many things/To store everything in there” Those are lyrics to David Bowie’s classic song, “Five Years,” and while that song is very much...
Play Is Serious Business There is a closet in my house that, depending on who we’re hosting, I either hide or show-off. It is filled with board games from floor to ceiling. And I’m not talking about 10 versions of Monopoly. I’m not exaggerating when I say its contents...
All Paths Lead To Here It’s funny how we all have certain experiences that leave us thinking, “Well, if I had the chance to do that again, I’d certainly do it differently.” While we all know that we can’t go back in time, make different choices, and “have a redo” so...
Yes, we’re a remote team, but in-person connections are still a priority It’s no secret that we at Formada pride ourselves in being a fully remote agency. It’s a foundational piece of our business, and it’s become a central element of our brand. The vast...
I have a complicated relationship with meeting culture In my corporate life, I've always hated meeting overload. On a fundamental level, this approach to business has just never made much sense to me. If your day is filled with back-to-back meetings, when are you...
What is company culture, really? Have you noticed the incredible amount of content written about company culture? So much of it is prescriptive — how to create a healthy one, how to rejuvenate one that’s failing, and so on. While I understand the motivation...
I slip into autopilot often when I drive. For years, I had the same commute and sometimes if I connect with one of those roads — I’ll slip right back into my old routes. Once, my wife was in the passenger seat and noticed I was way off course. She waited to see how...