I recently wrote that authenticity is a concept of the self that is perpetually evolving and that conversation is a means by which we can navigate towards self-awareness. In reading Maria Konnikova’s book, The Confidence Game, I am reminded of another feature of the...
Conversation is the ultimate delight. It is innate to our genetic coding. Yet our practice of this art is increasingly impoverished. Technologies, innovative practices of engagement and new models of business and community are, of course, essential to progress and the...
[youtube=http://youtu.be/QNJ7fCxkV74] By way of boredom, revelation… At the recent Delight Conference, Genevieve Bell referenced Heidegger’s salutation to boredom in his treatise The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics. Inspired by Heidegger’s use of...
This week features a series of posts endeavoring to draw themes from the Delight Conference 2014 in Portland, as well as Design Week Portland. I shall each day post some thoughts collected in categories of creativity, curiosity, meaning, community, and empathy....
This week features a series of posts endeavoring to draw themes from the Delight Conference 2014 in Portland, as well as Design Week Portland. I shall each day post some thoughts collected in categories of creativity, curiosity, meaning, community, and empathy....
