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Physicality for Digital Ritual
The Lost Ritual of the Physical Social ritual is largely lost in the digital scenarios. For example, the ritual of lending/borrowing physical books is lost in the digital scenario. So are the resulting mutual appreciation and social intimacy. When you lend an eBook to me, the act of kindness or friendship is barely visible. The very…
Is Everyone a Designer?
All Are the Designers? The déjà vu discussion started from a tweet by Jared Spool: Anyone who influences what the design becomes is the designer. This includes developers, PMs, even corporate legal. All are the designers. — Jared Spool (@jmspool) March 1, 2017 Which led to a fascinating discussion down the line here: @jmspool Going…
Tractatus Logico-Measuremicus: Goal Comes Before Measurement, Not Vice Versa
1. Goal comes before measurement 1.1 Before making any kind of measurement, we need to set goals first 1.2 Measurement can only be created according to goals 1.2.1. To measure anything, we always use a set of criteria for quantitative or qualitative qualification 1.2.2 The set of criteria reflects the aspects or angles from which…
What Your Manager Expect From You
I’m your manager. And one day I tell you, I have this idea blah blah blah, could you work on it. You tell me sure I will. My idea is half-baked. There are no clear path to approach the task. Everything is kind of vague and uncertain. What do I expect from you? First, there…
Book Review: Beyond Measure
Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes by Margaret Heffernan The Bottom Line Read the invigorating and highly quotable introduction as well as chapter 1 and stop there if you’re in a hurry. Official Summary A powerful manifesto for CEOs and employees alike: Influential and award-winning business leader Margaret Heffernan reveals how organizations can build ideal workplace cultures and create seismic…
Book Review: Why We Work
Why We Work by Barry Schwartz The Bottom Line Chapter 4, The Technology of Ideas, is worth the full price for re-introducing so many essential ideas you MUST understand in order to truly understand the dynamics of work culture. Official Summary An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates…
The Sillygun Belly Tales: An Ongoing Tweeries
The Sillygun Belly Tales, my new tweeries, has debuted a long time ago, as long as last week. A parody of the startup culture and the venture capitalist extremism, the tweeries elaborates on the meanings and impacts of various topics And, of course, the name Sillygun Belly is not a parody of the (in)famous Silicon…
