On Experience Fragments

When Your Way of Working Stops Working with Dr Patterson Stark

What happens when the way you’ve learned to succeed is no longer a way you’re willing to live? After a…

2 days ago

Why Adults Become Sixth Graders with Linda Gidlund

Put a group of successful, educated adults into a training room and something strange can happen: They start behaving like…

1 week ago

Why His Professor Told Him to Skip Class with Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson's anthropology professor gave his students some unusual advice: "If you find an interesting cultural experience, go and do…

2 weeks ago

Why Information Doesn’t Change People with Dr Patterson Stark

Why is it that we often know exactly what to do... but still don't do it? Dr Patterson Stark spent years…

3 weeks ago

The Surprising Reason an Anthropologist Excels at AI

Michael Henderson describes himself as atrocious with technology. So why has an anthropologist become surprisingly good at using AI? Michael traces…

1 month ago

Why Experts Notice Things You Don’t with Michael Henderson

Most people think experience is about knowing more. But what if its greatest gift is something else entirely? In this excerpt…

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How Experience Changes Meaning with Linda Gidlund

You may know what "bring a plate" means. But do you know why? It sounds like a simple question. But…

2 months ago

Why Gratitude Replaced Ambition with Dr Patterson Stark

There comes a point in many careers where ambition isn't enough anymore. You've achieved things, built a career, learnt your craft…

2 months ago

A Comic Book and Sustainability with Philippe Guichard

For Industrial Designer Philippe Guichard sustainability started before his career began in the unlikely place of a comic book. Since…

3 months ago

Failure Changed My Design Philosophy with Philippe Guichard

When Industrial Designer Philippe Guichard started his career as a designer, success was partly about proving himself. Then he lost everything.…

3 months ago