Move to get a better view
We learn what’s possible by: Seeing it done Being immersed Using the tools Playing Trying and failing Improvising Speculating Reading Being driven be necessity Riffing… Read More »Move to get a better view
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The meeting as forcing function
For all their faults, meetings have virtue as a forcing function: Forcing you to complete tasks you committed to; Forcing you to feed back to… Read More »The meeting as forcing function
The new possible
My sister (let’s call her Sharky) bought me a book for Christmas. Sharky lives in Argentina. She bought the book from a shop in the… Read More »The new possible
Better than perfect
Is done. Or to say it differently, done is better than perfect. I don’t know who said this first, but I heard it from Jenny… Read More »Better than perfect
Cycle speed
This was going to be a post about cadence – how fast you pedal. How choosing a low gear – exerting yourself against small tasks… Read More »Cycle speed
Smallest next step
What are four big goals you’re working towards? For each goal, what’s the smallest next step you can take? Set the bar low. Do it… Read More »Smallest next step
Build, measure, learn
This post is a leap from Rule 2 of bootstrapping the non-profit: Do it Now. This is such a key idea, and so interesting and… Read More »Build, measure, learn
The valley of crappy data
Joost Wesseling from the Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment on the iffy quality of readings from citizen air quality measurement efforts using… Read More »The valley of crappy data
WTF? Technology and you
WTF: What’s the Future? Tim O’Reilly If you’re doing meaningful work, you’re trying to hit a moving target, and your job isn’t made any easier… Read More »WTF? Technology and you
Being prolific
How many ideas have you lost out of pure inertia? I don’t just mean all the ideas you’ve had that you never did anything about… Read More »Being prolific