Knowing better (1)
And I will show you a still more excellent way. Paul of Tarsus – First Letter to the Corinthians We often say (and more often… Read More »Knowing better (1)
culture
Extending books: Andy Matuschak and Michael Nielsen on Timeful Texts
Picking up Tuesday’s post about transactional reading and contemplation, here’s something interesting that goes a little further in thinking about how we might immerse ourselves… Read More »Extending books: Andy Matuschak and Michael Nielsen on Timeful Texts
One million copies sold
One million copies is a lot of anything, but should it influence your decision to buy a book? First thought: No it shouldn’t. Judging from… Read More »One million copies sold
Raj Chetty and Ezra Klein on culture, communities and representation
Ezra Klein: I think we’re very used to thinking about two levels of context that really matter here – what’s happening in your family, like… Read More »Raj Chetty and Ezra Klein on culture, communities and representation
Steven Pinker on passing on language
Language is created anew every generation by the minds of the children who construct it out of the data that they get from their parents… Read More »Steven Pinker on passing on language
Specs, laws and floors
A spec sets standards and defines output, and laws set the boundaries of acceptable behaviour. They are indispensable, but here’s the thing: specs and laws… Read More »Specs, laws and floors
Networks: your organisation as an unending conversation
What would happen to your organisation or movement if you dropped out? If the answer is “It would probably die,” then you probably* need to… Read More »Networks: your organisation as an unending conversation
What’s the story? (1)
We’re always telling stories about who we are, where we’ve come from and where we going. We tell stories about what’s good and what’s bad,… Read More »What’s the story? (1)
Resource: Seth Godin on Systems Thinking
Akimbo Season 4 Episode 20 (July 10, 2019) – Systems Thinking This is a great episode of riffs on how systems create – and constrain… Read More »Resource: Seth Godin on Systems Thinking
Friction (2): emotional friction
This is a different kind of friction: the uncertainty, delay and discomfort that comes from lack of trust or understanding. Like bureaucratic or procedural friction,… Read More »Friction (2): emotional friction