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Book cover titled "Friction: A Biography" by Jennifer R. Vail, featuring an image of a matchstick angled on a matchbox striker—capturing the spark of friction—set against a light blue background.
The deep study of friction and surfaces — so crucial to industrial manufacture — emerged from a mid-century engineering conference.
A colorful silhouette of a person sits at a desk, using a computer with a monitor displaying horizontal static lines—an image inspired by the innovative creativity of Jeff DeGraff.
AI may be rewriting “how” we work — but not “why” we work. And this has profound implications for leadership.
Book cover featuring a stylized illustration of Michelangelo’s David, capturing the spirit of New Work, with the title “The Next Renaissance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential” by Zack Kass.
Author Zack Kass argues that AI will not end work — it will expand it, pushing us toward new ways of creating, connecting, and adding value.
A vintage photograph shows a Wright Brothers-era biplane flying low over a sandy hill as four people on the ground watch.
Our algorithmic age encourages us to over-index on probabilities — but we should instead exercise our “storythinking brain” and focus on possibilities.
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair looks intently at a smartphone she is holding in one hand, while wearing a light gray coat indoors, reminiscent of Dan Wang's thoughtful demeanor.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The cover of the book "Intentional: How to Finish What You Start" by Chris Bailey, featuring bold white text on an orange background with a circular arrow graphic, highlights strategies like time blocking for productivity.
Time blocking is a remarkable technique for ensuring your daily actions are guided forward by your overarching goals and intentions. Here’s how to supercharge it.
A checkerboard pattern of blue and beige squares features line art of people, abstract graphs, black pixel clusters, fingerprint-like textures, and hints of AI lessons woven throughout the design.
Handled right, AI has potential to bring back middle-skill jobs lost to the rise of computers, economists argue. Or, like the mechanized mills of the past, it could toss whole sectors out of work.