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Make Mistakes

10/27/2018

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Who likes making mistakes?  Societal institutions and attitudes punish those that make mistakes.  Mistakes are forbidden.  This is why we hold acts of forgiveness in such high esteem.

I am not advocating that we intentionally make mistakes.  I am suggesting that we need to change how we think about and act on them.

Dr. Montessori was on to something when she believed that children need to make mistakes.  Adults need to make mistakes too, but with a caveat.



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Design for Repair

10/20/2018

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There is a growing movement of individuals who believe that you should own the electronic goods that you purchase.  In most cases, you simply get a license to use the device.

With everything from screws that do not come out, to software lockouts / DRM / artificial obsolescence by remote-control, to glued-in batteries, to illegal "warranty void if opened" stickers, it is clear that manufacturers are not on board with you owning or repairing your device.

All of these tactics lead to e-waste and more consumption.

In the industry, there are best practices for Design for Manufacturing (DfM) and Design for Testability (DfT).  Shift Sight is pioneering Design for Repair (DfR).

Keep reading to learn more...



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The Commons

10/13/2018

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Have you stopped to think that most human institutions are not aligned to most human needs?  It should not be surprising when we consider that monetary wealth – the most basic measure of what you can do in this instant – is so unevenly distributed.

Is more technology going to bend this arc?  Follow the money for an answer.



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Family

10/6/2018

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Did you see the recent ad suggesting that your family might be drowning in tech?  That you should buy less to be happier?  Yeah, I didn't see that ad either.

Tonight's post explores how technology – and toward the end of the post, how Jade – affects our most basic social unit in the fabric of humanity: the family.  Keep reading...



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