Robin Good
@robingood
The *curation guy* - indie author, speaker, advisor - focus on empowering subject-matter experts, artists, creators.
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Electronic Portfolios
simongrant.orgCuration and Knowledge Management
"Agriculture made towns and cities possible, made it possible to meet and associate with far more people than was possible in hunter-gatherer tribes.
Eventually, poets could meet poets, artists could meet artists, and musicians, musicians. The potential of a group of competent musicians is so much greater than the sum of them all in ones and twos.
But large cities have been with us for thousands of years now, and somehow the advances brought on by civilisation seem to have run dry, and urban decay has begun to manifest.
Provided that people can still communicate and work together, the next step forward in human cultural terms might well be independent from physical proximity – it might be through association by choice.
Perhaps now is a good time for the better application of those information technologies that have been developed in recent decades, in supporting storage and reuse: not of food, as in neolithic times, nor even of money, where information technology applied to finance has enabled both wonderful and dreadful things.
It is now the turn of personal information to be the focus of the new technology – information technology – so that we can present ourselves and the values we have chosen to others, and let that information be used for the further positive transformation of society."
The choice is not between AI and human intelligence. It is between information ecosystems that sustain both and information ecosystems that degrade both. The research is clear on where current trajectories lead. The strategic question is what to do about it.
Substack • The Cognitive Collapse Thesis: How Polluted Information Loops Are Degrading Both Machine and Human Intelligence—And What It Means for Capital, Power, and Civilization
To thrive in a future dominated by generative AI, individuals and organizations must prioritize the development of curation skills. This involves investing in training and education that emphasizes critical thinking, industry expertise, and communication.
Gleb Tsipursky: With the rise of AI, creativity shifts from generation to curation
3 critical skills for the future:
a. critical thinking
b. industry expertise
c. effective communication
And that’s what real taste is: a deep internal coherence. A way of filtering the world through intuition that ’s been sharpened by attention.
stepfanie tyler • Taste Is the New Intelligence
Taste takes shape in your creative choices and the environment you build around you. Books, movies, style, projects, decor, music.
sydney rheeder 𖣠 • the power of knowing what you like
YC founder Paul Graham's latest prediction:
Within the next 20 years, the number of people who can truly write will decrease significantly. This is not just about the disappearance of writing skills, but also the divergence of thinking abilities. The emergence of AI technology will create a divided world of "those who can write" and "those who... See more
Meng Li on Substack
The shift isn’t just about the aesthetic, it’s structural. As loneliness become endemic and public life becomes performative, people seek spaces with intention, coherence, and shared values. Curators, whether they’re running book clubs, shaping playlists, hosting salons, or steering micro-communities, they are steeping into a vacuum left by... See more
the influencer won't last 2026. here's why.
Good example of an ecosystem map
Your world grows with every authentic creation, every genuine connection, every true expression.
Not because you're trying to be discovered, but because you're focused on what's worth discovering.
Don't create something to be consumed. Create something to be explored.
Not because you're trying to be discovered, but because you're focused on what's worth discovering.
Don't create something to be consumed. Create something to be explored.