This post was co-written with Matt Sparks. Iconic science fiction author William Gibson dreams up futuristic worlds where the characters still wear denim jeans and t-shirts. While this possibility seems counterintuitive for novels set in… Read More »10,000-Year Technology
If we built teams and companies with people from diverse educational backgrounds, from the Humanities to the Sciences, we could solve the toughest problems we face as a society, such as climate change and gender… Read More »A New Approach to Problem-Solving
The other day I attended the annual Austin kite festival and had a blast. I had forgotten how much fun it was to play and honestly, what it was like to fly a kite. I… Read More »The Art of Play: How to Have More Fun and Be More Creative
“Sometimes the deepest questions are the simplest questions.” Safi Bahcall during his SXSW 2019 presentation, LOONSHOTS: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Transform Industries We’ve been told that product/market fit is one of the… Read More »Emerging Theme at SXSW 2019: Are We Solving for the Real Problem?
SXSW 2019 is officially over. What an amazing conference! Here are my final two days worth of lessons learned from SXSW 2019. General SXSW 2019 lessons learned: Think of creative ways to present really technical… Read More »SXSW 2019 – Days 9 & 10 Lessons Learned/Lessons Remembered
I combined lessons learned from day 7 and 8 mainly because the days are getting longer (music ends late…) and laptop time is getting shorter. Read on for lessons learned… General SXSW 2019 lessons: You… Read More »SXSW 2019 – Days 7 & 8 Lessons Learned/Lessons Remembered
SXSW Day 6 What an amazing day 6! Read on for lessons learned, dear reader. General SXSW lessons: Practice your presentation until you breakthrough and find your authentic voice. This is really hard to do… Read More »SXSW 2019 Day 6 – Lessons Learned/Lessons Remembered
There were lots of amazing speakers at day 5 of SXSW 2019. While I’m only writing brief snippets of my lessons learned, I plan to write longer pieces to provide more context once SXSW is… Read More »SXSW 2019 – Day 5 – Lessons Learned/Lessons Remembered