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Housing can be cheaper, more sustainable, healthier, and more connected - why is it not? Resources, thoughts, and ideas on how—and why—to do just that.
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The point, to repeat, is to work with the city.
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No need to start from scratch—to bulldoze and build anew. Work with what you have
Tony Fadell: The first secret of design is ... noticing
ted.comThink with a young mind—see the invisible, pesky little problems
Stay a beginner - start every day by looking at your product/service from the eyes of a new customer. What are their fears? What causes friction? What doesn’t work?
adapted from Tony Fadell TED Talk, Steve Jobs
It’s easy to solve a problem almost everyone sees, but it’s hard to solve a problem that almost none sees
-Tony Fadell
A problem’s visibility is different than the number of people who experience it—peeling a sticker off fruit is something many people experience but very few notice
from Tony Fadell TED Talk
Kira Cooper, Researcher & Lecturer @ Univ. of Waterloo on what is the metacrisis and why it matters — making it in the anthropocene
wearemia.coGreat synapsis of the metacrisis - everything is connected, think from a system-level view
In the age of AI…
What Will Change:
1. Your Tech Stack
“New tools that let you build without hiring.”
2. Prompting Is the New Skill
“Ask a better question, grow a better business.”
3. You’re No Longer the Bottleneck
“Systems will defeat busy.”
What Will Not Change:
1. Trust
“In the relationship lies the magic.”
2. Creativity
“Imag
from Huit Denim “Makers + Mavericks 2025” newsletter
Starcity Coliving in San Francisco has/d 65% private space, 20% communal space, and 15% convection space
Direct to consumer is making your own products and distributing it to the end customer, it is not a brand who uses third-party manufactures in third-party logistics systems to sell a product they design.
Tesla (direct) vs Apple (indirect)
from The Knowledge Project podcast episode #215 with David Heacock