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Startups Don't Build Technology
Research labs and startups play very different roles in the tech ecosystem due to differing sets of constraints.
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When to Design for Emergence
Market applications on the long-tail of user needs
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With Text-to-Code AI, The Early Dream of Computation is Back
Open-ended composability has never been more user-friendly. There's just one thing missing.
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When to Design for Emergence
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Design Needs Complexity Theory
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Designing an Economy Like an Ecologist
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Design Research: Three Tools for Mountaineering Novel Terrain
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With Text-to-Code AI, The Early Dream of Computation is Back
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Design Needs Complexity Theory
Despite Christopher Alexander’s notable application of complexity theory in design during the 60's and 70's, the two fields have mysteriously grown…
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Designing an Economy Like an Ecologist
How complexity thinking could reboot our approach to public policy
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Going Indie After Big Tech
A workshop on the transition to independent creative work
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Designing the Future of Work
How does design for emergence apply to the future of work? This week I had a great conversation with Dror Poleg exploring this question. We barely…
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Design Research: Three Tools for Mountaineering Novel Terrain
Design research is a broad concept. Let’s break it down a bit. I think of design research as a set of three tools for addressing novel problems…
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A Field Guide for Novel Problems
Complexity theory for designers • Research as a form of map-making • Meta-processes for novel problems • Interdisciplinarity as mental model arbitrage …
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Design, research, and complexity. A field guide for novel problems.
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