Short-term planning will set you up for short-term gains. Long-term gains are best achieved by making careful investments, being patient, and playing the long game. Taking action only on what’s in front of you is…
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5 thoughts on design by Paul Rand
Here are 5 quotes about design by Paul Rand that caught my attention: “The artist is a collector of things imaginary or real. He accumulates things with the same enthusiasm that a little boy stuffs his…
Reflections on writing 700 blog posts
A few days ago I published my 700th daily blog post. Here are a few notes on the experience and what I’ve learned along the way: I started in early 2015 and the first 90…
Technology transition
The transition between one technology and another is driven by demand. People may want something that’s faster, easier, or more convenient. The new technology often serves to remove friction from a process in our lives….
How you do it
It’s not what you do, but how you do it that is important. Competition vs co-creation? Exclusive vs. inclusive? Engineered vs. designed? Authoritative vs. collaborative? Economy vs. ecology? Strategic orientation vs. strategic experimentation?
Life on the fringe
If everyone is striving for novelty or positioning themselves to be an outlier, then what happens to the people occupying the mainstream? The mainstream will always exist as the foundation of our culture and society….