I am known for (and prone to) having too many ideas with too little time-energy-focus dedicated to follow-through which has been a source of frustration, regret, and shame — particularly with the ideas that could have potentially produced significant social good. …

Responsiveness vs. Responsibility When you can print an ad for icecream during a heat wave, the bus stops of London become signposts of homo consumerist desperately trying to adapt. Climate change relief is a bargain at 59p a scoop. From ice cream to insulin, netflix to xannax, the market for medication expands as the hospitality of our environment contracts. Who is your pharmacist? Are you treating the symptom or the source?

It’s Memorial Day weekend. Do you know what your neighbors are up to? Your nose may give you a clue, “What’s that smell? Is someone having a barbecue?” The little ghost of Snapchat will tell you, “Yes! Your neighbors are having a party without you! Need proof? I will show…

I can’t take all the credit all of the time for all the things, but when I do… I bring photoshop renderings. So, I guess the next Mac Book Pro may have a “magic toolbar”.

What is Blinkist? It’s a book summary service that gives you access to lots of books you probably should read but don’t have time to for… for a monthly or yearly subscription fee. Some books include audio versions, so you can listen to book summaries like podcasts. …

Dancing with the machine — a tango for creative dominance. — This is a sign of things to come, a ripple of what is already happening. At first I was thankful for their interventions, the unseen algorithms. They were an unexpectedly delightful and generous collaborator. Sprinkling magic on my personal media. Creating structure and narrative with little asked for in return. …

Empathetic imagination as a tool for coping with city life. — I am a stranger to cities. And cities are full of strangers. I find/found this distressing, but I’m getting better at dealing with the faceless horde that I confront on my morning commute. I have discovered a trick. …

This is the first of the Tech Sherpa series of guides, which is about helping you use cloud-based productivity tools more effectively. Like the friendly sherpas of the Himalayas, I intend to help you attain new heights, working comfortable among the clouds. One of my favorite cloud services is Evernote…

What’s the right tool for the job? It depends. — Chatter Yammer. Fleep Flock. Jabber Hall. Jive Slack. HipChat TeamChat. CoTap PieThis… the list goes on… and whether it sounds like nonsense, music or dollar signs, this simply represents a slice of the “enterprise communication space” (i.e. …