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Category Archives: meta recursion philosophy loa
LOA and solution-space constraints
John H Holland, in his book Emergence on page 185, amplifies a description of the creative process that I presented to my students in Mexico (though – like almost all of the quotes and references I write about – it’s … Continue reading →
analogies and inspiration
I’ve always been a wanderer with insatiable curiosity – and since I was introduced to *D*esign I’ve seen that as an asset and a skill. Building that skill has meant looking for bigger and bigger abstractions. To have any idea … Continue reading →
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two new views of time
The timeline – instructive as it is – keeps us in the linear and thus teleological Western mindset. Try this instead.
learning
What are the conditions that surround insights, learning, and inspiration of the greatest sort? One aspect is to constantly reflect ideas off others, whether thru discussion, surveys, or prototypes. How to know whether an idea is ready for testing? Maybe … Continue reading →
self-direction
Moving quickly towards the top of the to-do list (from somewhere around #1000 when I first thought of it months ago): apply an insight matrix to my own interests, knowledge, and experiences. This is in pursuit of narrowing down my … Continue reading →
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project management
Among my favorite topics is the abstraction called ‘meta’, or ‘recursion’, and sometimes characterized by ‘levels of abstraction’. I am sometimes suspicious that most people aren’t aware of it, or at least don’t care about it. That’s probably because most … Continue reading →
presenting
I’ve been unsure the last couple of days about my end-of-quarter presentations. I don’t have that sharp, clear feeling that we have achieved the level of simplicity and deep insight that I normally associate with success. Yet it seems that … Continue reading →
levels
is there a difference between high-level and dumbed-down?
conceptual
Last night I discovered I have no idea what a concept is. Over the past few years, I’ve been pushing myself to get comfortable with really difficult, confusing ideas like “close enough to be wrong,” which refers to the fact … Continue reading →