Tools of Thought
The Idea DJ method to unblock creativity
How AI transforms creative research into a process of mashup and discovery
Reflections
Education
From students seeking cheat codes to embracing dice rolls
Reflecting on the role of good learning processes in a world of probabilities
Reflections
Maybe being in someone else's shoes should be required training
I never understood some of the ways my teachers behaved until I started teaching myself. Why did certain emails get ignored? Why did they grade so carelessly? What made them so angry about questions related to the exams? Teaching over the last seven years has exposed me to a lot
Algorithms
Generative, Personal, but not Artificial
Unpacking Apple’s language obsession around machine intelligence
Education
Looking the other direction to learn more deeply
Seeing The Great Wave off Kanagawa print from right to left opened my eyes to the power of its message
Reflections
We often forget the cast and crew
The star of the eclipse might have been the sun, but if you didn’t look around you would have missed the show.
Reflections
Navigating the Open Waters of an Early-Stage Product
Use product prototypes like tangible questions to quell your doubts
Reflections
23 things I learned in 2023 about how we communicate
Talking is exciting, infuriating, and wonderfully human. As an extrovert and a teacher, I think a lot about communication and how we can make it more enjoyable, intentional, and effective. Here’s a list of 23 observations I made during the tens of thousands of conversations I had in 2023.
Reflections
Sharing on social media sucks because we do it too much
I had a chilling thought yesterday about the effects of excessive exposure to everyone's thoughts online: It's easy to mock the excited posts of people celebrating new jobs and enjoying a small moment of victory in an otherwise difficult life. I used to dedicate my entire
Reflections
The challenge with ranting as comedy
Finding a performance voice when battling with my natural tendencies.
Reflections
The smiling moon
Barcelona was hot and humid beyond what we could tolerate, but walking around the beautiful city, visiting friends and eating delicious food made it worth it. At least it did for the first week and a half. In addition to the recommendations curated by one of our generous friends, we
Reflections
My lost notebook
Memory, misfortune, and subconscious messages.