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The Barrcast #55: Responding to pmarca's vision of infinitely compassionate machines
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Jul 14
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Nick's Interest Map v0.1 052623
Changelog 052623 - First commit. Feeling a little fraudulent, but keep reminding myself this is my interest map, not my knowledge map. “This is me!” “No…
May 26
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The third attractor: a framework for navigating wicked problems
Last year, in the murkiest depths of wondering where to go with our non-profit and my own personal work, I discovered the work of Daniel…
May 15
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Before you start your Impact Journey, draw it
Running a for-profit business is difficult, but not particularly complicated. You want to acquire many customers, and you want to generate lots of…
May 4
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Using the GRPI model to debug and design organizational development
Good frameworks help teams create shared understanding about how to address a difficult problem. One delightfully simple framework is GRPI – my thanks…
May 1
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We've broken the attention barrier
That’s Chuck Yeager in front of the Bell X-1, the first aircraft to break the sound barrier back in 1947. When future historians (if we still have…
Mar 29
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Tár: Death of the Sun God
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Mar 8
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Everything but the thing itself
This post is in dialog with Toby Shorin’s Life After Lifestyle, which I highly recommend you go read. I. The product withdraws Here’s a vivid memory…
Oct 18, 2022
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Caring for the hyperobject
In The Ecological Thought (2010), Tim Morton introduced the idea of the hyperobject, a higher-dimension being that shows up in our world in unsettling…
Sep 26, 2022
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Being care
Penelope turns two in December. Whenever we go for a walk, there are three things she loves to point out: Doggy! Kids! Baby! She particularly loves…
Sep 21, 2022
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