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Archive for June, 2006

Design Will Not Save the World

Friday, June 16th, 2006

I disagree with the notion that design as a discipline, and designers by extension, are somehow specially positioned to address the world’s problems. First let’s make some distinctions. Puzzle Problems Wicked Problems Intractable Predicaments Discover path to known and explicit end state Neither path nor end state are known, and often not even knowable These [...]

Supply-side Thinking Is Toxic to Innovation

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

Supply side economics, a term coined by Jude Winniski, is a macro-economic perspective that (and forgive my gross oversimplification) revives a Frankenstien version of classical economics together with Say’s law. Classical economics is the period and school of economic thought ushered in the 18th century by Adam Smith in part as a rebuttal against mercantilism, [...]

I’ve Made It

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

The first stage of my move is complete. After a comfortable road trip, a few cute little towns, and a couple national parks I’ve landed back in my new old home. Here is the view from my living room window. Not too bad. Even on a grey rainy morning its awefully dramatic. I’m pretty anxious [...]

On the Road Again

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Well this is the day before my big move from San Diego back home to Vancouver. I’ve been a little swamped with packing up the house, and trying to finish up a number of projects here. I do seem to move a lot–5 cities in as many years. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to kick [...]