Tag: emergence
This is my final post for the year. Some things we notice because we are looking for them. I have lost my keys; I look around the house,…
I used to like making New Year’s resolutions. My resolution to stop eating chocolate digestives in my old job at Expedition Engineering lasted 3.5 years. My resolution to…
Design is full of decisions. Which client? Which supplier? Which materials? What location? Whether to build or not to build? Which idea best suits the brief? Shall I…
In yesterday’s post, I explored the difference between kinetic and thermodynamic products in chemistry. The analogy was about allowing change to unfold more slowly, giving the system a…
This post has moved. It now lives on the Constructivist blog: read the updated version → Eiffel Over is now my stage for engineering-related clowning, singing, dancing and…
This post has moved. It now lives on the Constructivist blog: read the updated version → Eiffel Over is now my stage for engineering-related clowning, singing, dancing and…
In my last few posts I’ve been exploring the relationship between the scale of design team and the connection with the places they are working with. Today I’ll…
I read on a fact sheet that guinea pigs have 340-degree vision. On a horizontal plane they can see almost all around. Imagine! Their only blind spots are…