The Abundance of Slowness

Learning to value smart work over hard work requires a paradigm shift, but…

Why I love Twitter and barely tolerate Facebook

You Can’t Start the Revolution from the Country Club.

The current fashion amongst alpha geeks is to reinvent many of the building blocks of the social web. Given that I’ve been obsessed with that particular intersection of technology and culture for a dozen years, I should be unequivocal in…

An Ode to Diner Coffee

Don’t get me wrong. I am a coffee snob.

On Dilettantism and the Virtues of Pursuing Multiple Interests

Hideshi Hamaguchi: Breaking Bias. 

I have discussions with consulting groups, principals and partners, and they ask me about the…

John Maeda: STEM To STEAM. 

What is the future role of art and design in the greater context of the world?

Jessie Zapotechne: I Want to Talk About Running. 

Cindy Gallop: Make Love Not Porn. 

I date younger men. I have for some time. They tend to be men predominantly in their twenties. And…

Charles Bradley: Why Is It So Hard to Make It in America?