The Blossoming of Public Goods
Public assets often begin with the hidden creative spark of artists and craftspeople.
Creativity, Risk, and the Limits of Perceived Usefulness
How our bias toward usefulness undermines our confidence in taking risks where it matters most.
Open Windows and How Things Work
Letting people see behind the scenes doesn't only expose problems; it also builds trust, boosts knowledge, and enhances enjoyment.
Made for Wonder: Why Our Hearts Long for Better Answers than Our Habits Deliver
The information age hasn't satisfied our thirst for wonder. Is our fast answer culture actually dehumanizing us and eroding away the very thing we're seeking?
Start With Joy
Do you ever stop before you’ve even started? Does your inner-critic convince you that anything you’d create would be dumb, irrelevant, outdated, overdone, or better left undone altogether?
Of Congregational Art & Insurance Salesmen
Perfection & the Struggle to Love Process
I'm not very good with processes. Sometimes I wait so long to publish something
in pursuit of perfection that it risks irrelevance. Other times I’m reactive and
don’t think through how what I’m launching will be sustained. All this
inconsistency can lead to frustration for