My first post about The Onion looked at interesting problems as systems of networked sub-problems, and suggested that our solutions will mirror this structure. The… Read More »The Onion (2): a model for solving interesting problems
Loads of things are hard to start: Running doesn’t start feeling good until you’ve done it quite a lot Same goes for swimming Learning to… Read More »Other hard starts
In 1960 Singapore was – in the words of its first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew – a third world country. ‘Normal’ for many Singaporeans… Read More »Singapore, tree planting and the new normal
This is a list I’ll update from time to time The digital divide is being flipped About inequality at the foundations of education in the… Read More »Top posts from Seth Godin
Which kids are yours? Which kids are “our kids”? It’s fine to start with your own or those closest to you. If those kids aren’t… Read More »Education for the future: which kids are ours? (2)
This is the sixth-and-third post in a series applying Seth Godin’s rules of bootstrapping (see also here) to building a non-profit organisation. So what do finding the right size for… Read More »Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 6: Scale is not a Reward (3)
I didn’t manage to photograph the bridge, but I’ll post one of a similar bridge next time I see one. It was a pretty sorry… Read More »A crappy bridge
Hardware is important. Physical infrastructure like roads and the electrical grid, machines like drills, buses and computers, even your office space – all of this… Read More »Hardware / Software