We spent honeymoon day one with family. We left the Bay Area for day two a little before noon and got to Sedona, AZ at 1am. The ride to Sedona was pretty torturous but I had a pretty good time (I did 90% of the driving so I stayed occupied). Christina on the other hand saw lots and lots and lots of desert. I had no idea how big the Mojave Desert is! The desert...
Exploring Gary Hustwit's documentary on industrial design and how the principles of Dieter Rams continue to influence the objects that surround us The daily objects we use are shaped by invisible design decisions that impact our lives in profound ways I recently watched Gary Hustwit's documentary "Objectified," and it fundamentally changed how I view the manufactured world around me. The film explores our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design...
Russell Ackoff's revolutionary perspective on how we should reimagine educational systems The best teachers recognize that their role goes beyond mere instruction This article from Russell Ackoff on education is great: The Objective of Education Is Learning, Not Teaching. In this thought-provoking piece, systems thinking pioneer Russell Ackoff challenges our fundamental assumptions about education. He invites us to reconsider how learning actually happens and questions the effectiveness of traditional teaching methods that have dominated educational...
@Sacca: Hey Jeremy, Eddie Van Halen once came into my record store... Jeremy Person: Yeah big fan @Sacca: And when he went over to the Van Halen section, he saw the Sammy Hagar solo album @Sacca: And he grabbed it and whipped it across the store @Sacca: smashing the case in the process. :) Jeremy Person: Haha, no... @Sacca: true story. 2000 in park city, utah Jeremy Person: And then he just walked out? @Sacca:...
Navigating the Speed of Change A ship facing massive waves on Deadliest Catch The Answer I was watching Deadliest Catch last night, yes I like that show, and one of the captains was encountering 20-30 foot waves due to a massive storm. He said the only way to get through rough waters is to push the engine as hard as it can go (full throttle) into the wave, otherwise the wave controls you. The best...
Learning Through Emulation I invented nothing new. I simply assembled the discoveries of other men, behind whom were centuries of work. Had I worked fifty or ten or even five years before, I would have failed. So it is with every new thing. Progress happens when all the factors that make for it are ready, and then it is inevitable. To teach that a comparatively few men are responsible for the greatest forward steps of...