Structuring change is easy when looking from the outside in. Architects, urban planners, concerned citizens, and politicians, among others, can find themselves speculating endlessly about what needs to be done to change a system. Creating…
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The business of innovation and driving change
People are looking for new ideas. Metropolitan areas want to create jobs and stimulate growth; companies are looking for new sources of profit and value; and individuals are taking matters into their own hands by…
The Power of Pith, Part 2
Slicing through the noise with a blade of pith, the signal will emerge. If you are ready to hear it. Part 1 can be found here.
The endless design loop
What problem are you solving? If you can’t clearly describe why you are working, then you should take a moment to reflect. Defining a problem and being able to explain how and why your efforts…
Balancing act
Tools and machines enlarge a man’s sense of the world. They can both isolate us from and bring us closer to our interests. Antoine de Saint-Exupery captures that notion here: “The machine which at first…
Learning machines
People have the opportunity to learn moment to moment, and over the course of a day, week ,or year. It may take a person a lifetime to learn a lesson. Often, people need time in…