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On trust and the systems that scale it
Trust is the foundation for navigating a world too big to manage alone.
Mar 31, 20252 min read
On the quarrel of the old and the new
Do we honour the wisdom of the past, or dismantle it to clear the way for something new?
Feb 3, 20252 min read
A year roundup: 12 highlights from 2024
As the year came to a close, we looked back on our newsletter and gathered a collection of 12 of our favorite resources from 2024 —...
Jan 1, 20253 min read
On incremental improvement and revolutionary change
Progress isn’t always smooth - sometimes it demands a revolution. Old ideas collapse, breakthroughs happen and new paradigms emerge.
Dec 22, 20241 min read
On words as worn-out coins
Language shapes our world, but overuse dulls its meaning. Like worn-out coins, words lose value as we use, exchange and adapt them.
Nov 1, 20242 min read
On the debt of communication
When we do not put in the time and effort to communicate with clarity and intention now, someone will have to pay for that in the future.
Sep 30, 20243 min read
On structures and spillages
Whether we design them or let them happen, structures of all shapes and sizes come to exist wherever we are, including in our workplaces....
Aug 4, 20243 min read
On the patience of planting seeds
In these busy, noisy times, it can feel like every second of every minute of every hour needs to be filled with action or considered...
Jun 19, 20243 min read
On the civilising power of technology
A catalyst for human development, we wouldn’t be who we are without each technological stride.
May 1, 20242 min read
On standing still
The idea of stillness can be counterintuitive. We seem to think that constant movement, doing as much as possible at the same time, is...
Mar 31, 20242 min read
On life's footnotes
Life unfolds in a series of footnotes. Subtle annotations we add to the margins of our existence with each experience and lesson learned:...
Feb 1, 20242 min read
On the allure of newness
As the calendar turns its fresh page once again, the allure of newness takes hold. The excitement of the New Year: the lure of the...
Jan 2, 20242 min read
On knowing when to quit
Not every battle is worth fighting. But quitting is a dirty word and giving up is frowned upon. Quitting is for losers. Yet moments...
Dec 1, 20232 min read
On doing the thing, then showing it
We’ll spend an average of 90,000 hours at work over our lifetime. That's around 10 years of your life. It’s no wonder that work can...
Oct 18, 20232 min read
On looking beneath the surface and world records
Since it came into being in 1955, the Guinness World Records continues to document great feats in human history. The weird and wonderful,...
Sep 4, 20232 min read
On gifting something to get excited about
When you think about it, life can be quite repetitive and routinary. We wake up, shower, go to school or work, interact with others, make...
Jul 31, 20232 min read
On agile and war machines
Nomad Chariot, Entirely of Wood, Althai, Fifht to Fourth Centuries B.C. from "Treatise of Nomadology - The War Machine", Deleuze and...
Jul 2, 20232 min read
On the structures that shape us
The organisations we build distribute power across their structures, shaping the way we think and behave and producing a certain type of per
Jun 28, 20232 min read
On rewiring the world
From the nomadic footpaths of the first people to orbiting satellites that spin the world wide web, humans have laid out a complex layer...
Apr 30, 20233 min read
On the thermodynamics of design
The energy in any closed, isolated system remains constant over time. This is the law of conservation of energy. As the saying goes,...
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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