A new tool meets an old habit
Adoption depends on how an idea fits the routines people already have.
Stories that connect ideas with everyday life
Stories & ideas.
An independent journal about emerging ideas and inspectable experiments. We look for concrete tasks, observable changes, and the questions a demonstration leaves open.
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A clock in the digital day
Dates, durations, and local times deserve different kinds of attention.
A thoughtful view of what comes next
Look for assumptions, evidence, and the different paths an idea might take.
New tools, familiar human questions
Technical change brings old questions about trust, attention, and useful work into new settings.
How tools learn to work together
A shared format helps, but agreement about meaning matters just as much.
Maintenance is part of the future
An idea stays useful through the ordinary work of keeping it understandable.
A color depends on the light
A familiar object can appear different as its surroundings change.
Build with a little more restraint
Useful experiences can begin by asking what actually needs to be sent, stored, and run.
Small interfaces with a long life
A focused agreement can help independently changing tools work together.
From a pilot to an ordinary day
A successful trial raises new questions about routine use.
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A small idea to take with you
Find the smallest useful trial
Choose an unfamiliar tool or idea. Name one low-stakes task that would reveal whether it offers a meaningful improvement.