"Mind the gap" is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train door and the station platform. While we’ve been studying the vertical gap in traditional, hierarchical organizations for some time, the future has us moving in a much more horizontal and distributed way. Applied tech solutions like AI, RPA, DevOps, coupled with web3, digital wallets, and cryptocurrencies have a...

"Mind the gap" is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train door and the station platform. While we’ve been studying the vertical gap in traditional, hierarchical organizations for some time, the future has us moving in a much more horizontal and distributed way. Applied tech solutions like AI, RPA, DevOps, coupled with web3, digital wallets, and cryptocurrencies have a...

Last week, we touched on the edges of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Here it is in case you missed it. One of the most evident observations in web3 is the complete and utter disregard for time. The distributed aspect of global commerce means traditional activities happen 24/7/365. The global reach has global implications to the traditional 9-5 job, and this is why that matters. Work. There’s only so much we can do. We have our ‘traditional’ hours that we’ve sacrificed to the boss-lady, then w...

Last week, we touched on the edges of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Here it is in case you missed it. One of the most evident observations in web3 is the complete and utter disregard for time. The distributed aspect of global commerce means traditional activities happen 24/7/365. The global reach has global implications to the traditional 9-5 job, and this is why that matters. Work. There’s only so much we can do. We have our ‘traditional’ hours that we’ve sacrificed to the boss-lady, then w...

The 4th Industrial Revolution - What is it? The term “Fourth Industrial Revolution” was coined by Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. Established in 1971 as a non-profit in Geneva, their mission, in part is to:Strive in all its efforts to demonstrate entrepreneurship in the global public interest while upholding the highest standards of governance. Moral and intellectual integrity is at the heart of everything it does…..Their mission goes on to state:...

The 4th Industrial Revolution - What is it? The term “Fourth Industrial Revolution” was coined by Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. Established in 1971 as a non-profit in Geneva, their mission, in part is to:Strive in all its efforts to demonstrate entrepreneurship in the global public interest while upholding the highest standards of governance. Moral and intellectual integrity is at the heart of everything it does…..Their mission goes on to state:...

Things are heating up in the return to office world this week. Apple employees have expressed their current and future concerns about the tech giant’s approach. Here’s a link to a LI post if you missed it. Meanwhile, in Washington DC, Amazon’s Labor Union president, Chris Smalls, squared off with Senator Lindsay Graham at the opening of a Senate Banking Committee hearing. In stark contrast, Smalls came in fresh, sporting a flat-brim NY cap and an outfit that sent a very special message to the...

Things are heating up in the return to office world this week. Apple employees have expressed their current and future concerns about the tech giant’s approach. Here’s a link to a LI post if you missed it. Meanwhile, in Washington DC, Amazon’s Labor Union president, Chris Smalls, squared off with Senator Lindsay Graham at the opening of a Senate Banking Committee hearing. In stark contrast, Smalls came in fresh, sporting a flat-brim NY cap and an outfit that sent a very special message to the...

Mr. Musk is making quite the splash this week. Traditional news sources provided a plethora of views - and very little actual news - about the proposed ‘purchase’ of Twitter. A quick search for the topic this morning returned these results: Breakingviews: Elon probably won’t by Twitter - Reuters (Breakingviews - cute) Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase leads to steep drop in Tesla stock - The Washington Post Why Elon Musk Bought Twitter - The New Yorker All mainstream eyes (and commentary) are on M...

Mr. Musk is making quite the splash this week. Traditional news sources provided a plethora of views - and very little actual news - about the proposed ‘purchase’ of Twitter. A quick search for the topic this morning returned these results: Breakingviews: Elon probably won’t by Twitter - Reuters (Breakingviews - cute) Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase leads to steep drop in Tesla stock - The Washington Post Why Elon Musk Bought Twitter - The New Yorker All mainstream eyes (and commentary) are on M...

We enjoyed some much-needed time off last week. Thanks for the break! Today is Earth Day and the acronyms are everywhere. We’ll be exploring USBGC, LEED, IWBI, WELL, and ESG along with some lesser-known merit badges along the way. The US Green Building Council was created in 1993 to promote sustainability in building design, construction, and operation. It later partnered with 7 other national councils to form the World Green Building Council. USGBC also partners with Green Buisness Certifica...

We enjoyed some much-needed time off last week. Thanks for the break! Today is Earth Day and the acronyms are everywhere. We’ll be exploring USBGC, LEED, IWBI, WELL, and ESG along with some lesser-known merit badges along the way. The US Green Building Council was created in 1993 to promote sustainability in building design, construction, and operation. It later partnered with 7 other national councils to form the World Green Building Council. USGBC also partners with Green Buisness Certifica...

We attended a workplace satisfaction and culture-building discussion this week between Scott Galloway and Adam Grant, two giant thought leaders in modern education. As they explored the relationship between culture and workplace, Galloway made a comment that resonated (and this is paraphrased)….he said something along the lines of “Facebook changing their name to ‘Meta’ in 2021 is like Netscape changing their name to ‘Internet’ in 1995.” His point, we believe, was to highlight (and reiterate)...

We attended a workplace satisfaction and culture-building discussion this week between Scott Galloway and Adam Grant, two giant thought leaders in modern education. As they explored the relationship between culture and workplace, Galloway made a comment that resonated (and this is paraphrased)….he said something along the lines of “Facebook changing their name to ‘Meta’ in 2021 is like Netscape changing their name to ‘Internet’ in 1995.” His point, we believe, was to highlight (and reiterate)...

Relating tech to nature - It’s what makes us human.The world is abuzz about crypto markets - which is HILARIOUS because the $600B in market cap that has been erased pales in comparison to the $7Tn we’ve lost so far in the traditional markets. About 12% of Americans traded crypto this year, compared with about 60% who have a position in traditional markets. What’s more, most of those trading cryptos got into it for exploratory purposes with a small position. Meanwhile, the media is holding wit...

Relating tech to nature - It’s what makes us human.The world is abuzz about crypto markets - which is HILARIOUS because the $600B in market cap that has been erased pales in comparison to the $7Tn we’ve lost so far in the traditional markets. About 12% of Americans traded crypto this year, compared with about 60% who have a position in traditional markets. What’s more, most of those trading cryptos got into it for exploratory purposes with a small position. Meanwhile, the media is holding wit...

Horizontal is the future. We’ve processed so many workflows through event modeling. They start general - with a clear beginning and clear intended result. That’s logical since we can all imagine start/finish lines….and in general terms, we all know the expectations of our actions at work…the deliverable, the report, the conclusion….or in the case of start/finish lines, win, place or show. Results. The interesting part of event modeling is the middle. Since we’re trying to break the results do...

Horizontal is the future. We’ve processed so many workflows through event modeling. They start general - with a clear beginning and clear intended result. That’s logical since we can all imagine start/finish lines….and in general terms, we all know the expectations of our actions at work…the deliverable, the report, the conclusion….or in the case of start/finish lines, win, place or show. Results. The interesting part of event modeling is the middle. Since we’re trying to break the results do...

A plunge into crypto….This week marked a massive sell-off of nearly $200B in crypto market wealth, as reported in Bloomberg via price tracking website CoinMarketCap … which happens to be owned by Binance Holding Limited … which has its own stable coin BUSD. Nothing to see here - read on…. Now let’s start by saying this has ZERO investment advice. This is an attempt to understand a tiny sliver of the cryptocurrency marketplace during this specific place in time. Because this is so nuanced and ...

A plunge into crypto….This week marked a massive sell-off of nearly $200B in crypto market wealth, as reported in Bloomberg via price tracking website CoinMarketCap … which happens to be owned by Binance Holding Limited … which has its own stable coin BUSD. Nothing to see here - read on…. Now let’s start by saying this has ZERO investment advice. This is an attempt to understand a tiny sliver of the cryptocurrency marketplace during this specific place in time. Because this is so nuanced and ...