Over the years I've worked on all sorts of projects and with a wide variety of clients. I've experimented with lots of tools and technologies. Each has taught me something.

Let's talk about the balance between faking it until you make it, and building expertise through experience and getting outside our comfort zone. Let's look at the chances we get to learn through doing and through playing. And let's reflect on some odd learning moments, and seek out ways we can embrace such moments for the future.

Special thanks to Genio, Stac, IMA, Parallax, WRK Digital, Clockwise, Tetra Logical, With Jack, Firefox, and Mindful Design for supporting this talk.