Canon: fences and trampolines
I’ve just spent a thoroughly enjoyable day at the first Jakarta International Literary Festival. I sat in on two Symposiums*: The Southern Common Themes Dilemma,… Read More »Canon: fences and trampolines
Books and Recommendations
Seth Godin on listening to feedback
The most important thing to remember now a simple sentence: “It’s not for you.” … So you run an Indian restaurant on 6th Street in… Read More »Seth Godin on listening to feedback
A sense of urgency (2): Clayton Christensen on measuring your life
John Greenall wrote this about our lack of a sense of urgency about the most important things in life: I wonder if it comes back… Read More »A sense of urgency (2): Clayton Christensen on measuring your life
Recommendation: Matthew O. Jackson on The Human Network
If you’re interested in how ideas, behaviours or prosperity spread through groups of people, this is talk at Google is worth a watch. Recommend.
Podcast recommendation: Econtalk – Andy Matuschak on Why Books Don’t Work
This is a fantastic interview that takes Andy Matuschak‘s controversially titled essay as a springboard for a not-really-controversial but fascinating discussion of teaching, learning and… Read More »Podcast recommendation: Econtalk – Andy Matuschak on Why Books Don’t Work
Seth Godin on slack in systems
If you ask most people who run a factory, or an organisation or a sports team, what they’re looking for is a taut, firm connection… Read More »Seth Godin on slack in systems
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
Drucker on the theory of the business
The theory of the business must be known and understood throughout the organisation. This is easy in the organization’s early days. But as it becomes… Read More »Drucker on the theory of the business
Seth Godin on fear and reassurance
The way [of handling fear] that doesn’t work is reassurance. Reassurance doesn’t work because you need an infinite amount of it. Someone can give you… Read More »Seth Godin on fear and reassurance
Typo (3): the myth of correct spelling
Ironically – considering the frequency with which school children use it for exactly this purpose – the Oxford English Dictionary never set out to specify… Read More »Typo (3): the myth of correct spelling