“It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work” by J. Fried and DDH As a general rule, to build something great is not about more hours and resources thrown at a problem, but less bullshit. I tended to believe
A few weeks back I was standing in a room facilitating a large ideation workshop. Mid-session I found myself thinking, I am not sure if I enjoy this . Walking out of that workshop, I told myself that
In March 2009, Uber was born. Over the next few years, the company became not just a disruptive, controversial transportation company, but a model for dozens of venture-funded companies. Its name beca
T o note that the “techlash” – our rude and abrupt awakening to the mammoth powers of technology companies – is gaining force by the month is to state the obvious. Amazon’s sudden departure from New Y
Design System Structure Published July 17, 2017 “If you wish to make apple pie from scratch, you must first invent theuniverse.” —Carl Sagan We’ve come a long way in this theoretical exploration of an
The less-obvious ways design sprints help our clients and our design business It’s shocking to realize that I’ve been involved with Product and UX Design for the better part of 15 years. It started wi
The answer to this question has profound implications for those who design and facilitate workshops, and participative gatherings such unconferences, World Cafés, and Open Space, Future Search and WholeScale ™ events. The answer: Four peopleSource: Jaimie Krems and Jason WilkesRead moreFive…
The creators of a revolutionary AI system that can write news stories and works of fiction – dubbed “deepfakes for text” – have taken the unusual step of not releasing their research publicly, for fea
By Mariana Mazzucato | @MazzucatoM Mariana Mazzucato at the World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos One year ago, Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, wrote a letter to 500 CEOs asking them to rethink their s
This week, Gillette joined the noble ranks of Purposeful Brands with a new ad . It suggested that a decent chap should call out toxic masculinity where he sees it, which was something of a departure f
Subatomic Design Systems Published January 5, 2018 The following theory of “Subatomic Design Systems” is loosely based on anamalgam of existing design system theories and programming architectureappro
Casting Graphite in Gold Published June 2, 2017 I’ve spent a number of years oscillating between both sides of theDesigner-Engineer spectrum, improvising, learning, and faltering along the way.My expe
Designing Product UI Systems Published March 29, 2017 (Short preface/definition: “UI systems”—collections of functional UI componentsand their stylistic appearances—are referred to as “design systems”
Laurel Schwulst: Late last summer you tweeted: What made you start thinking about restaurant websites then? Toph Tucker: At the time, I was about to meet with my friend at the Astro Restaurant, a dine
Photo by Paula Mariel Salischiker The Silicon Valley gospel of “disruption” has descended into caricature, but, at its core, there are some sound tactics buried beneath the self-serving bullshit. A lo
Many people were thrilled when they heard that the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics this year went to William Nordhaus of Yale University, a man known for his work on climate change. Finally, the eco
Though Blockchain has been touted as the answer to everything, a study of 43 solutions advanced in the international development sector has found exactly no evidence of success. Three practitioners in
Beyond Lean and Agile I have been working exclusively with technology product teams now for a full 35 years, and I’ve seen countless processes, methodologies and techniques come and go. In large part
Way stoked to have the following piece in Home Futures , the catalogue for the Design Museum’s impressive new show of the same name , alongside incredible work from Open Structures, Superstudio, Enzo
Zum zehnten Geburtstag des Betriebssystems Android ist das Smartphone allgegenwärtig, aber auch: schlimm. Schlimm, schlimm, schlimm, wenn man der aktuellen Debatte folgt. Die Smartphone-Kritik in Deut
October 31, 2018 The world is much better. The world is awful. The world can be much better. All three statements are true. Here I focus on child mortality, but the same can be said for many aspects o
I’m not sure if it’s entirely discernible from the things I’ve written here, but my political sentiments these past few years have taken a reasonably sharp turn toward the position known as degrowth :
Yuval Noah Harari just may know you better than you know yourself. After all, he’s made a career out of studying humans. First, he chronicled the history of mankind in his book Sapiens ; then, he foll
The Tyranny of Convenience Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Credit... Hudson Christie Convenience is the most unde
In Praise of Mediocrity The pursuit of excellence has infiltrated and corrupted the world of leisure. Sept. 29, 2018 Credit... Izhar Cohen Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift art
FREDERICK FLORIN/Staff/Getty Images Most corporate team building is a waste of time and money. I say this based on my 25+ years of research and practice in the field of team effectiveness. Seventeen o
Trust makes the world go round. Here are ten techniques for building quick trust and rapport with anyone. *** I’m not quite sure how I came across Robin Dreeke ‘s It’s Not All About Me: Ten Techniques
In hindsight, our son was gearing up to wear a dress to school for quite some time. For months, he wore dresses—or his purple-and-green mermaid costume—on weekends and after school. Then he began wear
[**Note: a shorter version of this article appeared on TechCrunch .] [**Disclosure: we are advisors and/or investors in many of the companies mentioned in this post including Honeybook, Houzz, Lyft, A
Whether we prototype, write, design, develop, or test as part of building the web, we’re creating something hundreds, thousands, or maybe even millions of people will use. But how do we know that we’r
As I write, the plug is being pulled on the steady-state. Violence and tragedy take revenge on humanity through routinization. Sooner or later we become immune. But is there a reverse process, such as
This article originally appeared on VICE UK. Something extraordinary has happened in a corner of north-east Syria. It is a little-known story that defies the usual narratives about Syria or Assad, civ
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