"Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se." — Charles Eames

I have a hobby of photographing garbage trucks, especially on my travels around the world. It seems to me that garbage collection is in so many ways the essence of civilization. It is underappreciated.

A week from today, Greg Petroff and I will host a livestream about what superagency means for SMBs. We'll ground the discussion in our initial learnings at unfinishe_. I recommend reading "Superagency" prior to the session. Here's my overview:

Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Sketch Your Mind conference about how I've used visual thinking tools and techniques to write my books. The recording is now online. If you’re a visual thinker who suspects there’s a book in you, I think you’ll find it helpful.

A presentation about the visual tools and techniques I’ve used to write my books. https://t.co/xmNAO3zywR

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How do you turn a mountain of research into a clear, structured project? @jarango shares his powerful 3-stage process for bringing order to chaos. It’s not just about writing; it's about how we think, organize, and create. A masterclass in applied #PKM. https://t.co/2OzMLQs7nx

One of my core beliefs is that There Was Never a Golden Age. Not Ancient Greece, nor the High Middle Ages, nor the Enlightenment, nor Early America, nor the 19th c. Not in education, nor philosophy, nor industry, nor art, nor architecture, nor family life, nor politics.

What does "superagency" mean for small and medium businesses trying to get work done? Next week, Greg Petroff and I are launching a new series of live conversations to explore the possibilities of AI for SMBs. In the first session, we’ll use Reid Hoffman’s “Superagency” as a

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Last year, I shared a script that uses LLMs to draw concept maps. With the release of Claude Agent Skills, I thought it'd be neat to adapt it to give Claude better concept mapping abilities. The results exceeded my expectations. Skills is a big deal — I'm already thinking about

An new Skill that gives Claude the ability to draw and manipulate concept maps. https://t.co/OkjPi4823k

Exploring works that express ideas and feelings by transcending media conventions. https://t.co/dR8XtLb1dK

The fall of "When prophecies fail": Another social psychology classic turns out to be based on fabrications and lies. In 1954, Dorothy Martin predicted an apocalyptic flood and promised her followers rescue by flying saucers. In “When Prophecy Fails “ (1956), the

Me vais a perdonar, pero vengo por aquí a ver si alguien me puede ayudar con el altavoz, porque buscamos más gente en el Estudio para trabajar con nosotros.

Your legacy will live on in our work, in the companies we helped build, the designers and leaders we helped develop, and now in a new generation of students who will build on your story. Hope you’re looking down and smiling on us E…

Introducing @GnomiApp Voice-Powered News AI Agent in partnership with @elevenlabsio GNOMI now lets you have real, natural conversations — out loud. This collaboration brings @GnomiApp intelligence to life with expressive, humanlike voices powered by ElevenLabs’ leading audio

Dear Intellectuals: If you ever decide you've been deeply wrong for years, don't instantly re-brand yourself as a wise spokesman for your new view. Instead, publicly admit that your judgment clearly isn't very good, and stop pontificating for a few years.

A model for acting skillfully when things are changing. https://t.co/OVDlp7Cyt9

I'd rather hire someone that took some big swings and missed than someone who played it safe and nailed it.

🆕 CODE × DESIGN LEADER opening on my team at MSFT: https://t.co/H42PYDnZYE

Watch the last episode of The Wide Moat Show, one of most popular yet. I'll post a link in the comment section.

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I usually upgrade immediately when a new version of macOS is released. But I've held off on Tahoe because of the snags that usually follow a major redesign. Waiting for 26.1 to drop...