We've been put in the vibe space

In short, vibe is how you find a good client/consultant fit.

We use a blanket word for these values: meaning. In a good space, we explore what's meaningful to us—not what's efficacious. Spaces are where you can live expressively, and treat yourself as a source of surprise

Spaces aren't about getting a clear goal accomplished. A space is a place for non-goal directed, exploratory activity. Like jazz jam sessions, art studios, or conversations with friends. At larger scale, research labs, festivals, and universities count as spaces. Online games like Roblox and Minecraft are spaces. What do I mean by non-goal directed... See more

If your party or event boasts good vibes, that’s great. But if you expect a vibe to do the work of full-spectrum managerial lorecraft of the sort suggested by Rafa’s table or Kei’s eight qualities, your effort is doomed. 

But very few interfaces do a brilliant job of the third need: showing me where I've been and how I got here. We can do it at small scales. Patterns like breadcrumbs help us navigate through website or wiki with lots of subpages, but those don't scale well beyond ~7 steps.

With a global focus on a deeper and more sensitive understanding of consumers comes the prerequisite to also understand the structures in which they operate. For example, understanding how spaces are designed, the significance of images people are exposed to, or how objects communicate meaning through design. This is the operating system which all ... See more