I just got off the phone with my sister, which became the point in which the dust has settled. This is officially the beginning of the New Roots Project, and I’m excited to take you along this journey to build a better future for current and future generations. Stay tuned for the manifesto followed by an in-depth view of each of the project’s pillars: design studio, farm, community, and education.

Choosing Between Internal and External Disruption — Every company strives for ‘innovation’, but across industries this word has been watered down due to its over-use and lack of definition. Working with clients of varying size and scale over the years, it’s no surprise to any that it’s innovate or die; however, many don’t have a clear idea…

cross-industry examples of organizations that have idea management practices — With the pace of change accelerating and increasingly fluid markets, businesses of all sizes must be agile and have a keen eye on innovation opportunities. Although slower moving than the early- or growth-stage startups, one advantage of mature companies is the number of employees, each with the potential to help…

idea infrastructure as a catalyst for updating human software — I was in a startup incubator last year called Young Social Entrepreneurs, in which we did a study visit to Mumbai. Listening to a talk from Ashoka about measuring impact, one thing that stuck was the importance of distinguishing between the root causes and the symptoms of an issue. …

Two weeks in Bali and we’re putting out our first product. We’re both plagued with having lots of ideas and nowhere to put them, so ThinkFish is a botmmunity (a bot and a community) to track and share these ideas as a community. …

Digital nomadism is the beginning of a larger cultural shift in the way we live, work, and travel. Our global connectivity, innovation in mobility, and innate curiosity has blurred the divides found in more nuclear lifestyles. Travel while working online, from trading financial assets to passive product income to freelancing…

We have been concepting something called Cycle for Change (#cycleforchange), which we see as an experiment in sustainable mobility and interdisciplinary collaboration. More in the months to come, but here’s a post just to wet the palette. The Gist An indefinite cycling journey running experiments with collaborators that address local sustainability challenges…

It was a Friday in Kigali, Rwanda’s fast-growing capital city, when I decided to get myself a table for one at Bamboo Rooftop Restaurant. …

So here’s an idea: what if we thought critically about what we want to spend our finite time doing along with the guiding principles for what we do and our vision for the world — now cross-reference that against our skills and experience and boil it all down into one…