The Specialist; or, Dr Snip
Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific. Zig Ziglar Returns to specialisation Dangers of specialisation See also: Dr SnipTechnology (22): Francis Bacon on… Read More »The Specialist; or, Dr Snip
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Design Matters (15): Bucket Bath Edition (Kiramas 0318 vs Trixy GN311)
The bottom of the barrel Like millions of other people, my shower consists of a large bucket of cold water and a plastic scoop or… Read More »Design Matters (15): Bucket Bath Edition (Kiramas 0318 vs Trixy GN311)
Technology (22): Francis Bacon on Combinatorial Innovation, the Big Three Technologies of the Renaissance, and Pure Science
CX. There are, moreover, some inventions which render it probable that men may pass and hurry over the most noble discoveries which lie immediately before… Read More »Technology (22): Francis Bacon on Combinatorial Innovation, the Big Three Technologies of the Renaissance, and Pure Science
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
Technology (21): Dan Wang on Technology as Process and Learning by Doing
This is an extract from a much longer article by Dan Wang. His point about the learning-doing feedback loop applies to just about everything, of… Read More »Technology (21): Dan Wang on Technology as Process and Learning by Doing
Technology (20): Software Eats the World (again)
Software Eats the World means… … that any product or service in any field that can become a software product will become a software product.… Read More »Technology (20): Software Eats the World (again)
Technology (19): Kevin Kelly on technological transitions as informational revolutions
This is a crossover post with the Literacy as Technology thread – I’ll weave some of these ideas in there in the coming days. Kevin… Read More »Technology (19): Kevin Kelly on technological transitions as informational revolutions
Technology (18): Self. Sufficiency.
With just: A tract of fertile land; some bales of hay; a few square meters of glass; a few tens of meters of spun copper… Read More »Technology (18): Self. Sufficiency.
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
Design Matters (11): PowerPoint Wizardry
In case you’ve missed it, the quality of PowerPoint’s automatic design recommendations has been getting better and better over the last few years.* This latest… Read More »Design Matters (11): PowerPoint Wizardry