Welcome to my online writing home. I write about technology and its impact on being human and culture. If it’s your first time here, try these.
Innovation
Body Surfing. Ron Shaich, founder and CEO of Panera Bread, compares building his company to body surfing. “You have to jump in and go where the waves take you,” he says.
The Theory of Tech Evolution. Kevin Kelly, the founder of WIRED Magazine, published his Theory of Tech Evolution over a decade ago. Here are his five key assertions.
Trevor Bauer Goals. Trevor Bauer was the best pitcher in baseball last year. Bauer is a 2021 goal setting inspiration: a curious, polymathic, controversial leapfrogger.
Culture
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Analytics. Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught us many things. But did she have anything to say about analytics and digital transformation? I think so!
Be Micro-Ambitious. Comedian Tim Minchin councils us not to have big dreams.
Failure Brings Growth, Master and Trust. Amateurs give up at the first sign of trouble and assume they’re failures. Professionals see failure as part of the path to growth, mastery, and trust.
Technology
Analytics For Moving Data. More and more critical business data is in on the move: weather forecasts, drone data, connected cars, mobile apps, wearable devices, social media tweets, and posts. Here’s how to harness it.
Your Next Enterprise Data Fabric. AI and automation are changing enterprise data management. Five new elements will change how you think about data management.
Dynamic Learning 101. Traditional machine learning uses historical data to uncover patterns and predictive signals. When conditions are stable, this works well. But today’s world is increasingly volatile and hyper-connected, so a new approach is needed.
Art + Science
Edward Tufte Redesigns the Sentence. Edward Tufte’s new book and graphical sentences.
We Make Paint Brushes. Technologists: we make paint brushes that support the being human.
When You Suddenly Become Mom and Dad. My wife passed away from cancer when my kids were 6 and 4. Here’s a look back on our lessons learned as a family after loss.
