There’s a path that new ideas tend to follow: ridiculous > radical > generally accepted. If you are trying to make an exponential jump, or maybe the next big thing, you have to be willing…
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Direct intent
It’s hard to say what the next big thing will be. People in the business of coolhunting and trendspotting only make educated guesses at what the future may hold. The clues are easy to spot…
Neural lace
Elon Musk’s new project is getting attention and is similar to the concept that Iain Banks developed in his novel Surface Detail. Elon Musk firm to make computers that can be implanted into the BRAIN…
7 thoughts on pattern recognition
What is pattern recognition? Here are 7 perspectives: “Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.” — Alfred North Whitehead “There are patterns because we…
A creativity exercise
This is one of my favorite exercises to stimulate creative thought. The instructions are simple: Compare and contrast the two pictures. Look for commonalities and differences. Leave your thoughts in the comments section.
Weekly Roundup: Designing for Resilience
This is a collection of articles that caught my attention this week with the theme of designing for resilience. Who’s talking about resilience? People working in psychology, government, information technology, climate change, architecture, product development,…