"This isn’t Fort Knox. This is an Outhouse, it is where sh*t gets done. You secure Fort Knox differently than an Outhouse, for example in an Outhouse the locks are in the inside. " How I would often address the question of security in regards to RAD'...
When I see and experience the often surprising results of machine learning, neural nets, evolving algorithms etc. (http://aiweirdness.com/) I often wonder, if a consciousness ever emerges from one of our systems, would it have any similarity at all t...
A company I worked for had a line-in-the-sand title/level where middle management stopped and executive management started. To cross this line required psych evals, executive sponsorship, peer support, and ultimately the direct support of the CEO. Ad...
A quote from Tim Ferris, listening to his podcast “For better or for worse the American dream and the media machines that exist in our country highlight the entrepreneurs who seemingly throw caution to the wind and bet the farm and win big. That is n...
Casually riding my cargo bike home from the grocery store; I overtook a biker who was in full racing garb on a fancy bike. In my rear mirror I saw him set his jaw, and increase his cadence. In his mind this was a race, he was going to beat me. I coul...
Our workplace was set up to be an extension of the dorm experience. Free snacks, food, even beer! Video games, foosball, pool and ping pong tables. Often I come here around 2 am and see people working and napping on the couches. This is what young work...
I haven’t fully formulated my pov but I have been thinking a lot about abundance vs scarcity, and I believe the shift from a mindset of scarcity to a mindset of abundance is probably one of the most major shifts we as individuals need to make today. ...
2005 Hong Kong; I was going through our ERP screens with a team member.The user interface was so cluttered- filled with information- I had a hard time focusing and following the workflow. These interfaces could be made so much better.Sharing my origina...
In many cases, when you peel all the other problems away, at the core you find a problem with sequencing. Stuff was done out of order. When teams are being built. Often there is an underlying stressor: “We need to get something done now!", so teams o...
People asked after my last post. (http://bit.ly/2zbi9WC) It is a hashtag#challengecoin. (http://bit.ly/2MKVjqF) It is meant to identify, recognize and thank those who are: Catalysts • Nurturers • Innovators • Mentors Every coin has a unique id, T...