Marc Andreessen famously said “Software will eat the world…” Todays fastest growing companies like Netflix and Amazon are software companies. The rest of the world is trying to catch up… Companies of all shapes and sizes require massive amounts of digitisation moving forward. Immersive reality and a metaverse is coming. Robots, automation and the internet of things are close to reality. The...
Tesla Bot and me
It was 4:05pm and the rain pounded the concrete outside. The city will flood again and that wont be an extreme event. Extreme weather events are now normal. I’m not sure what the word “Extreme” means anymore. My Tesla Bot and I are comfortable. Well, not that it cares how comfortable it is but it feels more like a companion if I consider its needs. I win the chess game again, I must remember to...
Unpredictable programs and the purpose of regeneration
The system is alive and moving. The programs are active and performing their purpose. The outcome is regenerative. The system is evolving. Have you served your purpose? The system may make it so. And in this moment of judgement expel you beyond the confines of the structure that supports the majority of programs. Perhaps it is disheartening or a consideration of your lack of effectiveness...
Quit trying to grow your business…it’s time to evolve
There is so much incentive in business to focus on “growth”. But in these chaotic times, consider a different word…”Evolution”. When we focus relentlessly on growing our business, we lose sight of change and the risk is that we don’t have the right model and form to thrive in the emerging environment. To grow implies “growing” what we already have in play. This approach works well when...
The adventure of your life and how to shoot the moon
This moonshot thing is hard right? It’s hard because we have been raised to “do what we are told” not “tell ourselves what to do.” We are encouraged to play within the structures, do what we are told and waste away our free time… We show up and the school system feeds us averaged content in groups, via a planned structure, appropriately designed according to the needs of average students...