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Yard Stick

9/15/2018

Have you been “crushing it” lately? Are you working in a company that is going to “disrupt” something? Would you like to sit down and talk with a “thought leader” today?

If these are your yardsticks for success, you might find yourself with a yard stick like the above: crushed personal space, a disrupted life, and a lot of unactionable ideas about how to get the thing off your lawn.

What we value today is not how future generations will judge us. What if we paused for a moment to consider what they might say?

“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” – Unknown; Multiple People

Sustainability

8/18/2018

Due to lengthy website rework compounded by our relocation, I have decided to resume writing the company blog. It was one of our most popular features, and it has been neglected for too long.

While working through our website updates, I kept wanting to write that Jade is a sustainable tool for creating a sustainable future. Tonight, I want to reflect on this sentiment.

Trajectory

6/23/2018

[I hope that you enjoyed reading about Jade! If you missed the reveal and are only joining us now, please take a look.]

The same story has repeated itself throughout history. A new technology is developed, and we become dependent on it.

Society's current tech trajectory demands infinite electronics because what we have “is never fast enough” or “is never big enough.” The result is e-waste.

Shift Sight intends to bend the tech trajectory at its source. Our current dependence is not sustainable.

Bubble Mailer

5/19/2018

I was thinking about skipping this weekend’s blog post. There are a lot of important things in motion inside Shift Sight, and every minute counts. With great irony, tonight’s topic is communication with a helping of technology on the side.

“The medium is the message.” – Marshall McLuhan

The Unasked Question

5/12/2018

People are naturally curious. When presented with a question, we are inclined to seek an answer. Nowadays, technology promises an answer before we have a question.

Is there a better outcome if we pause to consider what is not being asked?

The Observer Effect

5/5/2018

When you know you are being watched, you act differently. It is impossible to do otherwise – your actions are influenced by your environment even if you do not realize it.

Life is experienced through the eye of the beholder; we need to be aware of how technology changes what we see.

Latency and Storage

4/14/2018

Latency and storage are relevant everywhere, not just in the technological world. How soon can I have something? Where will I put it?

In this article, I will reveal how these two greatly influence your quality of life. To ensure technology is humane and frictionless for its user, latency and storage must be considered every step of the way.

Our Circus, My Monkeys

4/7/2018

“Not my circus, not my monkeys” is a phrase used to evade responsibility of a situation. Whether we like it or not, that blue sphere to your left is our circus. No exceptions. The monkeys too.

Take heart.

Impact businesses like Shift Sight are growing in number. New trainers are in town.

The Lowest Bidder

3/17/2018

Close your eyes and think about stateside labor. Maybe you picture some nostalgic manufacturing. Perhaps some patriotic products pop into your head. Oh, there's also a friendly face from the local store.

This post is not about romanticism for a past that is long gone. It is not an agenda for isolationism. It is a candid analysis of where the pursuit of profit has taken our local communities.

Data or Humanity?

3/3/2018

Data is all the rage these days. The infallible belief is that something can be improved if it can be measured. I would argue that measuring certain things will break them.

Increasingly, articles and studies are surfacing that the collection of data and application of that data is not improving human well-being.