Jay Matthews

The story of Pixar and The Incredibles—creating animated humans when no one had done it well before. As the story goes, when the movie didn't come out as expected, Brad Bird recruited the "black sheep" of Pixar, people who were unhappy with the status quo. Brad Bird I want people who are disgruntled because they have a better way of doing things... See more

Core Ideology = Core Values + Purpose

Core Values = The organization’s essential and enduring tenets – a small set of general guiding principles; not to be confused with specific cultural or operating practices; not to be compromised for financial or short-term expediency.

Purpose = The organization’s fundamental reasons for existence beyond just

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It is important that the embodied experience be understood as available to the many different participants in the communication process. It can be that of the actor or speaker or writer just as it can be that of audience or listener or reader. Such experience demands reflection. This calls up creativity and herein lie opportunities for even greater... See more

The colonists followed the same trails to expand governance, and on the other hand, they required fine colonial engineering that eventually including land surveys, anthropological and topographic investigation, and cartography. In this land of hardship, the implementation of governance techniques needed to create a fictional collective... See more

In hindsight, my professional and personal experiences have taught me valuable lessons through forced humility, and my advice to all budding entrepreneurs and founders out there is: to always trust your instinct, be fearless when choosing courage over comfort, and remember that failing is A-OK!

In one of my favorite podcast episodes, Tim Urban and Jim O’Shaughnessy talk about the benefits of viewing the world through models instead of beliefs —an idea that has stuck with me since I heard it and pretty much sealed the deal of an individual-first approach to my life.

We’re on a twenty-year loop: the time it takes for a new generation to be born, kick around for a while, and then settle into the rhythm of the spheres.