How Buildings Learn: Beijing Hutongs (thoughts on the unpublished chapter)

The hutongs north of Beijing’s Forbidden City have always been my favorite part of the city. Narrow alleyways, curving about, … More

My mental ecosystem: this year’s lessons from Herb Simon

This year, I’ve been fascinated by Herb Simon. We’re on nickname terms, he and I. There is much that Herb … More

These ideas are a Work in Progress, i.e. in full-on morphing form. If a systems perspective is not part of … More

{Memory + Search + Flow + Serendipity} I capture most of what I learn and encounter because I believe it … More

OR: How frameworks like Ladies’ Night helped me think about product & distribution strategy When scaling a startup in what … More