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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 8 Jan 2013 to 4 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about innovation .
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Read this korrent: Design thinking is practised by all great thinkers, but design is the one field that tries to teach it as a systematic method rather than leave it to the exceptional.
Design thinking is practised by all great thinkers, but design is the one field that tries to teach it as a systematic method rather than leave it to the exceptional.
Last stated 14 years ago
19 Mar 2013
DN
Don Norman — holds since 2013-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing.
Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AR is the next paradigm shift in computing, the way the GUI, multi-touch and voice were. — tap to centre the map on it
AR is the next paradigm shift in computing, the way the GUI, multi-touch and voice were.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rule to defer judgment encourages design by committee; effective teams do not defer criticism, they create through it. — tap to centre the map on it
The rule to defer judgment encourages design by committee; effective teams do not defer criticism, they create through it.
Last stated 7 years ago
22 Jul 2019
DN
Don Norman — holds since 2019-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. — tap to centre the map on it
A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year.
Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
KJ
Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. — tap to centre the map on it
A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation.
Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come. — tap to centre the map on it
Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms. — tap to centre the map on it
A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms.
Last stated 5 years ago
1 Feb 2022
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are
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Design thinking is practised by all great thinkers, but design is the one field that tries to teach it as a systematic method rather than leave it to the exceptional.
Last stated 19 Mar 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Don Norman
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Same subject: design, innovation
An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing.
Last stated 26 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Bret Devereaux
Same subject: design, innovation
AR is the next paradigm shift in computing, the way the GUI, multi-touch and voice were.
Last stated 5 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sundar Pichai
Same subject: design, innovation
The rule to defer judgment encourages design by committee; effective teams do not defer criticism, they create through it.
Last stated 22 Jul 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Don Norman
Same subject: innovation
A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year.
Last stated 8 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jensen Huang
Same subject: innovation
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Last stated 13 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Keyu Jin
Same subject: innovation
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Last stated 12 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Satya Nadella
Same subject: innovation
A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation.
Last stated 7 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Nick Lane
Same subject: innovation
Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come.
Last stated 30 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Ben Vinegar
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: taste
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms.
Last stated 1 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish