Month: September 2012
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Peer Progressivism — a review of Future Perfect
To my knowledge, Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age is Steven Johnson’s first attempt at pamphleteering. The other books of his that I have read — The Invention of Air, Emergence and Where Good Ideas Come From — have been about telling the stories of complex concepts in an engaging way.…
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Startup Communities
In the past few days I have devoured Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City by Brad Feld. Rather than write out a synopsis of the book, just check out the Startup Communities Book Trailer and watch Brad draw out the Boulder Thesis in about 3 minutes. If you want more, check out…
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Organization of No Organization
Remarkable that two books released this month advocate eschewing hierarchy for network-based approaches to changing society. The books in question are: Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age A deep review of Brad Feld’s book is forthcoming, and I am only part way…
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Conversion to Octopress
It took a while, but I have finally set up a new home for my blog. I am on a new host (check out the new home page) and am now powered by Octopress. This is the same system that I use for Above Orbit. (I love having everything in delicious Markdown.) I am still…
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The Information Diet
During the first weekend of my information fast I read The Information Diet by Clay Johnson. I felt pretty sheepish when I came across this comment criticizing fasting: For most, I think this will yield an unsuccessful outcome. By the end of the fast, you’ll be so eager to plug back in that — like…