The Quick Version

• Destructive Conformist (Falling Sheep)
• Constructive Conformist (Cool Sheep in Sunglasses)
• Destructive Non-conformist (Godzilla)
• Constructive Non-conformist (Cute Duck)

The Long Version

In the current discourse, we hear lots of calls to conform to traditional culture values juxtaposed with calls for revolution. Yet these are not our only options. We believe that these two poles…

Several months ago, a mentor asked us for feedback on a project. Unfortunately, it was a project that flew in the face of the methodology the two of us have developed.

I wish that we could say that the feedback we gave was delivered with tact, but it was not…

The Short Version

Remote work and the traditional office are different extremes of the following 2 levers:

• Connection
• Autonomy

By varying these levers, we find a creative 3rd solution that optimizes for both connection and autonomy: the Micro-Office.

I (Neil) started a new job this past summer. To my initial chagrin, it was on second shift. Being a morning person, I thought working 1–10 PM would rob me of both my sleep and evenings. …

In my last story I talked about a new way to handle information overload. In it, I talked about the 3 parts of the information process I deal with most:

1. Input
2. Processing
3. Output

Over time, I’ve started to refine what feels like the “right” amount in terms of each of…

Monday Musings #1

I’m on my fourth attempt to read the Innovators by Walter Isaacson. By now, I have the first few chapters, all about the early computing theory of Ada Lovelace and the 1800s, all but committed to memory.

Back in those days, information was scant. Books were not new, but not…

We all fall into folly from time to time. A few years ago I thought I could handle a startup better than Neil. Driven by this unconscious idea I drove Neil away from decision making and slowly took over our company, since defunct. In return for my folly, I went…