Tue Mar 25
Source material: 30 Reflections Connor Leahy’s recent reflections on turning 30 are excellent—thought-provoking enough that I found myself both agreeing and disagreeing strongly with certain points. One aspect that always puzzles me is when people discuss the world ending, especially on very short timelines (2-5...
The more I think about why organizational changes happen, the more I see that it’s merely an adjustment to the environment. The world is changing all the time. If you don’t adjust and evolve your organization with it, you’re practically falling behind and will eventually go out of business. You have to keep the...
Google is usually criticized for its relentless collection of personal data. It's an important and widely discussed topic, but I’m surprised there isn’t another common criticism: its responsibility for UI & UX design and its consequences. Any large company that creates products, whether software or physical, is...
Jeff Bezos showing off his new website Amazon.com, September 1995; via Seattle Times. At the beginning of 1995, the internet was still largely the domain of academic-minded geeks and Silicon Valley hippies. But the culture at large was increasingly taking notice of cyberspace. Throughout 1995, millions more people...