Thought provoking
What makes us feel liberated is not total freedom, but rather living in a set of limitations that we have created and prescribed for ourselves.
Andrea Zittel • Andrea Zittel, "These Things I Know for Sure"
Perhaps calling the concept “a business model” is the first problem. When I’ve taught about business models in the past, students and clients have expected me to lay out their options—the available models (noun). But what I’m really trying to do is invite them to model (verb) a system that could produce the results they’re looking for within the... See more
Tara McMullin • The Trouble With Models — what works
https://whatworks.fyi/articles/trouble-with-models
This - could > should, we are modeling a business
A pretty radical shift occurs when we stop thinking about the shoulds and supposed-tos of running a business and start thinking about what we want to enable for our customers or clients. There's a significant difference between ensuring I have the right policies in place and enabling client independence, confidence, and creativity.
Tara McMullin • How to Leverage Enabling Structures to Fulfill Values — what works
Considering what outcomes or affects to enable through the structure of the work.
I think back to really early technologies, thousands of years ago. We discovered fire and invented use cases for it. Some of those use cases burned down London, and some just kept families warm. Fire itself is pretty neutral. We invented the wheel. We did really cool things with the wheel, but the wheel also enabled mass warfare.
It’s what we do... See more
It’s what we do... See more
I don't care if a robot wrote it. If it's good, it's good.
Joan Westenberg
Outsourcing cognition to AI changes how our brains function. While tools help us process information faster, over-reliance can weaken critical thinking. Studies suggest AI dependence atrophies cognitive skills, much like GPS dulls navigation abilities. The challenge isn’t avoiding AI but deciding which mental faculties to preserve. As technology... See more
https://katetyson.substack.com/p/the-pitt-as-workplace-feedback-manual
Great analogy on how to give workplace feedback.
Masterful storytelling to instruct.
Which Mode Will Serve You and Your Project Best? (Productive Flourishing Pulse #497)
Steve Arensbergproductiveflourishing.com
Functions we fill and how to observe them in action to help reduce team frictions.
