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The Jobs-to-Be-Done framework

The Jobs-to-Be-Done framework

What do milkshakes teach us about people? This primer on the Jobs to Be Done "JTBD" framework provides a way to figure out the hidden, unmet desire behind why someone buys a product, as pioneered by Clayton Christensen.

From Blank Page to Published Book in 57 Days

Exec on the Desk

From Blank Page to Published Book in 57 Days

Inspired by "Elf on the Shelf" and Dilbert, I wrote, illustrated, and published a book on Amazon.

Apps are traps

The usual frame is that there's an app for anything you'd want to do. But that frame hides a cost.

The Story Behind Exec on the Desk

Exec on the Desk

The Story Behind Exec on the Desk

How this all began: The (official) backstory of Exec on the Desk.

Conspiracy is a system

An update to Hanlon's Razor that accounts for systems.

Uncertain thoughts

Uncertain thoughts

An exploration into uncertainty.

Going cyborg

Going cyborg

Is it inevitable that mankind must merge with machine?

Improving the world by staying silent

Sometimes, as Paul Portesi puts it, you have to get small.

Control Theory by William Glasser

A book review of a classic work by William Glasser.

Learn by doing, then by thinking

Learn by doing, then by thinking

It is only through risking failure that you might stumble on success.

Frontier, stagnation, cycle

Frontier, stagnation, cycle

Thoughts on the cyclical nature of exploration and exploitation.

Creativity and constraints

I've long held that creativity requires constraints. Putting these thoughts down.