🔗It’s not the colour of the pill that counts

Happened to be talking about Asimov to a friend of mine the other day. We both had read ‘everything’ he had written - and certainly for me I know that will not be true, but definitely I hit the 45 to 50 books range - I can still picture them on my my book shelf in my teenage bedroom.

BUT - we both agreed that the reading was a long time ago - and not sure if they would stand the test of time - based on writing quality (?) Not sure that is the right term.

So interesting to see this today …

among Isaac Asimov’s many faults, his total lack of interest in characters meant some deft footwork by the writers of the Foundation television series.

💬 William Gallagher

Yes - that is probably it. I don’t recall him being an ‘emotional’ writer, which as a teen I didn’t miss. It was the ideas that I was after.

A Public Policy Framework

🔗 The Thought

Another doc prompted by something on LinkedIN - this one around a twenty year old doc called ‘Public Policy Framework for the New Zealand Innovation System’

I was curious as to

• how well we had done - not well.

• how well we could do - hard - but not impossible

• how much the analysis connected to my own experiences and thinking - a lot

While down here, I bang on this a lot - as do others. It never seems to take hold. For whatever reason(s).

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Stop Calling It Content

🔗 The Thought

Content is a non differentiated, horrible, generic, cheap, replaceable kind of word.

Content is stored in silos - with grains and other commodities.

Content has minimal value.

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Time To Self Medicate

🔗 The Thought

Is Silicon Valley a destination, or just part of the journey?

… and where is it anyway?

… oh and why, despite the best attempts, countries all over the world seem to fall short of replicating it.

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Pattern Breakers | Breaking The Mold

🔗 Pattern Breakers | Breaking The Mold

I don’t particularly recommend books.

I recommend people.

Mike Maples is one of those people.

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Charity Is Doomed To Fail

🔗 Charity Is Doomed To Fail

If you don’t know who Dan Palotta is - you should.

This is a short introduction to him, his ideas and his work and how it ties to something I wrote nearly 10 years ago.

We built 🔗 The Future Found with these principles at core.

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Work Life Balance

🔗 The Thought

Chris Lockhead dropped a post on LinkedIN regarding retirement.

To me retirement is the macro version of the daily work-life balance.

It solves the wrong problem really well.

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