Monkeyminds; or, Fiddlesticks
… and so it seems to me that in this most twenty-first of centuries we live our lives in a state of unending distraction. The… Read More »Monkeyminds; or, Fiddlesticks
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Technology (23): Elizabeth Eisenstein on how the printing press created new networks and sparked further innovation
Here’s Eisenstein again. There’s a lot at work: The combinatorial innovation that was the printing press created further opportunities for cross-pollination by breaking down old… Read More »Technology (23): Elizabeth Eisenstein on how the printing press created new networks and sparked further innovation
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (4) – Tao, Timing, Vectors
The way of the thing “Tao” refers to the inner nature or natural tendency of things. For example, water tends to flow downhill: that is… Read More »Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (4) – Tao, Timing, Vectors
Writing and Reading as Technology (12): Elizabeth Eisenstein on How the Printing Press Changed Books
I’m working my way through Elizabeth Eisenstein’s excellent The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, an abridged version of her two-volume The Printing Press as… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (12): Elizabeth Eisenstein on How the Printing Press Changed Books
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (3) – Dings and Scars
The answer [to avoiding dings] is easy: don’t surf. Degree33 Surfboards Equipment will get damaged and (eventually) break. You get tired and scared and hurt… Read More »Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (3) – Dings and Scars
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (2) – Whose Fool?
Your Own Fool There will be times while you’re learning to surf that you will feel like a fool: When you ask stupid questions. When… Read More »Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (2) – Whose Fool?
Crap Arising; or, Catch It
A neighbourhood cat has been leaving unwelcome deposits on our porch with impressive (and elusive) regularity. You can’t let things like this bother you: dealing… Read More »Crap Arising; or, Catch It
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (1) – In the Water
The first rule of surfing is that if you want to learn to surf, you have to get in the water and go surfing. There… Read More »Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (1) – In the Water
Special Forces, Elite Performance and Your Team (1)
You and your team are not the special forces.* You are not a skydiving team, a cycling team, or the inner circle or a presidential… Read More »Special Forces, Elite Performance and Your Team (1)
Care and Attention
You probably have tools that you notice and tools you overlook. There are tools that it’s always a pleasure to use, that took effort to… Read More »Care and Attention