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Move Slow and Fix Things
- some institutions that seem “stagnant” are actually powerful forces for generating legitimacy. It being slow is the point, much in the same way that a song isn’t played as one chord. Music isn’t played to be finished. Much of the importance of modern institutions is to act as lightning rods for negotiation and conversation. If you are *only* a tech... See more
from Inside Andreessen's Techno-Optimism Manifesto: NPC Meme as Ideology by Simon de la Rouviere
Nicole added
In large part this is because education, like most social systems, is slow to adapt, iterate, and evolve to be relevant for changing times. The glacial pace of change of the education system cannot match the agility of the real world, where a single moment can rewrite and reorganize its foundations.
from Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures by Seth Goldenberg
Keely Adler added
What’s needed is more intentional thinking about what we mean by “productivity” in the knowledge sector—seeking ideas that start from the premise that these efforts must be sustainable and engaging for the actual humans doing the work. Slow productivity is one example of this thinking, but it shouldn’t be the only one. My long-term wish is that thi
... See morefrom Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
Sarah Khalid added
- For the past decade, our idolatry of startups and innovation has meant the focus has been: What can we disrupt? How fast can we grow? How big can we get? How much can we raise?
Founders are taught to possess enough faith that they can build something very big very fast. This creates a pressure cooker of responsibility that distorts reality to the p... See morefrom Can I ramble for a sec? by Sari Azout
Britt Gage added
Founders need a new way of thinking, of building, of support that allows them to drive systematic, methodical and meaningful change.
Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
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