Joanna Wiebe had a knack for words. She noticed many engineers struggled with translating their brilliant inventions into language that a layperson could understand. One day she saw a website posted …
You can prototype anything
David Kadavy said he prototyped his wardrobe by buying a bunch of different blazers at goodwill. He tried them on and wore some to see which he liked. When he bought a more expensive blazer which …
Guessing about some things
Selling a company and never working again sounds great, but I don't think that's where true happiness lies. It'd be a luxury never work again, but it wouldn't be fulfilling. The goal is to find …
Businesses of the future
Outcome orientation used to be really important. It took a long time to build a factory, but once you did, you just collected the profits for a long time. You focused on the goal of completing a …
The opposite of devil’s advocate
Imagine someone is introducing a new project, and you point out the flaws. If you're right, and others agree, then the project might not happen. No harm, no foul. If you're wrong, then it doesn't …
What we want to be when we grow up
"It's not what you want to be when you grow up, it's what you want to be next as you continue growing." -Dave Evans, author of Designing Your Life I think we psyche ourselves out when we think …