When you come to our event (2): bonus disc
For those who came in late… Start here… How could I forget? It (almost) goes without saying that the event will start well… … but… Read More »When you come to our event (2): bonus disc
Design Matters (12): IKEA Detergent Bottle
Tall But Perfectly Formed “Who needs a specialist dispenser for dish soap?” To my surprise it turned out that I did. This bottle: Has a… Read More »Design Matters (12): IKEA Detergent Bottle
Technology (13): Marx, Schumpeter, Howard Head’s Tennis Racquet, and how the world melts
This is an extract from Douglas Rae’s lecture Karl Marx, Joseph Schumpeter, and an Economic System Incapable of Coming to Rest, which unpacks some of… Read More »Technology (13): Marx, Schumpeter, Howard Head’s Tennis Racquet, and how the world melts
A banana to a gunfight
A good analogy acts like a bridge for what you’re trying to communicate. It’s a key to unlock connections for your listeners, and then to… Read More »A banana to a gunfight
Technology (12): Rise and Fall, Part 2
This post contains a few snapshots from a post by Jerry Neumann (The Deployment Age) and a great overview on the Death and Birth of… Read More »Technology (12): Rise and Fall, Part 2
Technology (11): The World Turned Upside Down; or, the rise and fall of techno-economic regimes
Why is the transition from one techno-economic system to another so disruptive for companies and individuals? On rookies and old pros We know that it… Read More »Technology (11): The World Turned Upside Down; or, the rise and fall of techno-economic regimes
Dark Counterpart
You might have heard the following quote by Samuel Johnson (recorded 1775): “Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has… Read More »Dark Counterpart
When you come to our event…
… assuming that you are the sort of person that likes this sort of thing, then: It will be for you and not for us*… Read More »When you come to our event…
Technology (10): a historyofinformation
If you haven’t come across it yet, Jeremy Norman‘s HistoryOfInformation.com is absolutely tremendous. It contains “more than 5,000 illustrated entries covering a diverse range of… Read More »Technology (10): a historyofinformation
Writing and Reading as Technology (4): Innovation at Play; or, A Loaded Pun
Writing History by Messing Around As far as we know, writing has been invented four times in human history. The big four are Sumerian cuneiform,… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (4): Innovation at Play; or, A Loaded Pun