
I usually find it helpful to define what I mean by design, given I used the word a lot.. By design I do not mean how things look, I am referring to well-established processes for solving challenging, systemic problems. Good design is about having a approach which makes people the focus of what it does. I have always …
…rget your user centered principles when there is a new policy directive or idea from a stakeholder. At times like this it is important to embrace the challenge of assessing the ‘new’ through the eyes of the users, rather than just implementing. It can lead to some uncomfortable conversations but as a design team our role is to query the statu…
In retrospect, Bitcoin was really two innovations: 1) a store of value for people who wanted an alternative to the existing financial system, and 2) a new way to develop open networks. Tokens unbundle the latter innovation from the former, providing a general method for designing and growing open networks.