I call this "zombie data" because it: * Lacks any self-awareness * Doesn't remember where it came from * Has no relationship to its current context * Infects everyone it touches with that same mindlessness.
Solutions to Three of the World’s Hardest Problems
The Problems (Drawn from the list identified by Social Capital on December 15, 2018) Disrupting Programming Can we enable people who don’t know programming to build applications? Is there a way to structure, pipe, and manage data better? Disrupting Education Can we educate humans in interesting ways so that they learn to think in multi-disciplinary ways?... Continue Reading →
Whole-I-Ness: A New Job to Be Done for Christianity
In many ways, Western Christianity is now a solution in search of a problem. We are a victim of our own success, having effectively worked ourselves out of a job by eliminating the "pain points" of Judaism, paganism and animism while diffusing most of our benefits into the culture. Like a technology-centric startup, we now find... Continue Reading →
Stark Realty #20: Redemption
[The following is the final installment of a science-fiction serial I started writing at Matterport, where I worked from May to December of 2015. Someday I will get the rights to publish the entire story, but for now, enjoy this little vignette.] Stark Realty #20: Redemption “He didn’t kill your mother, Tanya.” panted the newly-arrived Jane Hathaway.... Continue Reading →
Can Startup Thinking Solve the Innovator’s Dilemma?
When I discussed theories about how and whether Apple has solved the Innovator's Dilemma, I neglected to mention my favorite theory: Institutionalizing Startup Thinking (IST) Apple has solved the Innovator's Dilemma by institutionalizing startup thinking. This is characterized brilliantly by an Andreessen Horowitz post on Why We Prefer Founding CEOs: The technology business is fundamentally the innovation... Continue Reading →
Has Apple Solved the Innovator’s Dilemma?
Last October, along with many other tributes to the late Apple co-founder, James Allworth claimed that Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator's Dilemma. His explanation is that Apple avoids the traditional pitfalls that stifle innovation because: Apple hasn't optimized its organization to maximize profit. Instead, it has made the creation of value for customers its priority. This... Continue Reading →
HTML-Based Church Website Solutions Compared
The following table summarizes key information from the various church website solutions I profiled yesterday. The top three (from my perspective) are: CityGates (demo) http://www.webmedley.com (demo) Elexio (demo) Rank Site Features Editing Samples Trial High CityGates Powerful Web Publishing - CityGates ? Great Design - CityGates Log In : DemoChurch Low OurChurch.Com audio, video, prayer... Continue Reading →
Free The Geeks: Towards A Liberal “Tech” Education
In this era of declining computer science enrollments â and ongoing concern over the math and science competency of American students â I believe it is time for technical institutions to undertake similar soul-searching. In particular, we need to rethink the historic divorce of science and engineering from the so-called liberal arts â those nominally intended for "free men."
iHack, therefore iBlog 