January 16, 2024
Weird
A thought occurred to me this morning. In my (admittedly short) corporate working life, I often got teamed up with … Read More “Weird”
January 15, 2024
Dust Corners
Imagine a small triangle of thin brass, with a hole in the middle so it can be pinned into the … Read More “Dust Corners”
January 12, 2024
Automating drudgery
John Simmons looked down at the room full of young women working away at their adding machines, each passing the … Read More “Automating drudgery”
January 11, 2024
Asset building
The trouble with building physical assets, like post offices, sorting offices, railway stations, hospitals, retail stores or even software platforms … Read More “Asset building”
January 10, 2024
Computer says
Once ideas and processes take concrete form outside our head, we believe in them more. They become more real. That’s … Read More “Computer says”
January 9, 2024
Non-work
‘Happy New Year!’ ‘Happy New Year to you too’ It’s early in the morning, on one of those quiet days … Read More “Non-work”
January 8, 2024
New year, old book
I didn’t get much ‘serious’ reading done over the holidays. Mainly because I managed to catch shingles somewhere along the … Read More “New year, old book”
December 19, 2023
Resistance is possible
As the retail juggernaut picks up speed in the final leg of its race from Black Friday to Cyber Monday … Read More “Resistance is possible”
December 18, 2023
Refinement
Feedback is great for refining your thoughts. Doug Rabow kindly responded to my LinkedIn post about why I use the … Read More “Refinement”