Published in The Questions·Jan 16Will Web3 cultivate individualism?Interoperability might be one of the most boring sounding words I know. It used to make me think of dumb, unconnected systems that are unable to communicate with one another. About protocols and data compatibility. About databases that are unable to communicate. Things that don’t exactly excite. Today I realized…6 min read6 min read
Published in The Questions·Jan 16Is our obsession with agility dangerous?It’s funny how so many of us believe that human structures are somehow special. As if the rest of nature is more knowable, more predictable but our own designs — companies, the economy, society — are so wildly complex, ambiguous and uncertain that we could never truly understand them. Image…5 min read5 min read
Published in The Questions·Jan 16Is it time to let go of our obsession with the truth?“The God of the Gaps” might be one of the most poetic concepts in the history of science. Since I heard it from (I think) writer Neil Gaiman, about 2 years ago, it keeps creeping back into my mind. I always knew that I was going to write something about…7 min read7 min read
Published in The Questions·Jan 16Is technology making us predictable instead of actually predicting?I’ve always been fascinated by the contradiction between our view that technology can help us forecast the future and our belief that we can’t predict the future by extrapolating from the past. First of all, if the latter was true — that we could extrapolate to predict — than the…5 min read5 min read
Published in nexxworks·Aug 12, 2021The physics law that will help you better understand your organization and make it thriveI’ve never been a huge fan of boundaries and how they divide things that should be connected, into separate entities (Yes, obviously, some boundaries are useful, but many of them are obstacles). It’s why I have always been intrigued by solutions and concepts that unite the arts, math, business, physics…8 min read8 min read
Published in nexxworks·Aug 2, 20218 things we can learn about lifelong learning from MastercardOne of the reasons for Mastercard’s renowned innovation mindset and success is it’s intensive focus on permanent learning throughout the entire company. …6 min read6 min read
Published in nexxworks·Jul 19, 2021The awesome nexxworks podcast travel listSteven Van Belleghem — CX thought leader — Quiet Service with General Stan McChrystal I love this episode because it’s about optimism, positive leadership as well as the link between companies and the — seemingly — very different context of the army, where General Stanley McChrystal operates. The fact that Simon Sinek’s vision is thrown into the mix, only makes this episode all the…8 min read8 min read
Published in nexxworks·Apr 26, 2021Free crash-course: understanding world trends to better navigate the futureAnd so, it’s only logical that business leaders of all levels understand what is exactly happening in the world and where it is heading, in order to make smart decisions about their employees, products, services, supply chain, marketing and every last aspect of their company. That’s why I wanted to…Organizing Innovation7 min readOrganizing Innovation7 min read
Published in The Questions·Apr 23, 2021Are we on the verge of a new Upswing?“Do you have any idea how special you are?” It was this bombastic quote from a Netflix series that made me realize how many of its original programming focuses on special and uniquely talented individuals, each of them rough diamonds in sea of mediocrity. Just to give a few examples…Individualism8 min readIndividualism8 min read
Published in The Questions·Apr 21, 2021Do we need new rules for managing large scale societal structures?150. According to anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar that’s the maximum number of individuals with whom any one person can maintain stable relationships. That number was actually inspired by Bill Gore, Founder of W.L. Gore (developer of waterproof, breathable Gore-Tex fabrics). He had figured out that once a factory…8 min read8 min read
