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← The quality that makes places alive cannot be made, only generated by a process

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under creativity creativity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The quality that makes places alive cannot be made, only generated by a process The quality that makes places alive cannotbe made, only generated by a process CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1979 — tap for who they are Same subject: A place comes alive not through one isolated pattern but through a whole interdependent system of patterns — tap to centre the map on it A place comes alive not through oneisolated pattern but through a wholeinterdependent system of patterns CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1979 — tap for who they are Same subject: Towns and buildings can only become alive if all the people make them, sharing a common pattern language that is itself alive — tap to centre the map on it Towns and buildings can only becomealive if all the people make them,sharing a common pattern languagethat is itself alive CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1977 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving something a name does not create it, but it changes the conditions under which it develops. — tap to centre the map on it Giving something a name does notcreate it, but it changes theconditions under which it develops. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more living patterns a room, building or town has, the more it comes to life as a whole — tap to centre the map on it The more living patterns a room,building or town has, the more itcomes to life as a whole CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1979 — tap for who they are Same subject: The timeless way of building brings order out of ourselves and cannot be attained, only allowed to happen — tap to centre the map on it The timeless way of building bringsorder out of ourselves and cannot beattained, only allowed to happen CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1979 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot keep making things betterby adding to them; you must prune. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: More people are going to be able to create their ideas, and nobody is in a position to tell people what they can or can't make. — tap to centre the map on it More people are going to be able tocreate their ideas, and nobody is ina position to tell people what theycan or can't make. Last stated 7 months ago 10 Mar 2026 LO Luis Ouriach — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is a central quality, objective and precise but nameless, that is the root criterion of life in buildings, towns and people — tap to centre the map on it There is a central quality,objective and precise but nameless,that is the root criterion of lifein buildings, towns and people CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1979 — 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 failfrom taking on too much complexitythan 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 smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre 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 offershould make every ask fit one lineof 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 deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 5 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 differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated yesterday 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with aproduct vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago 5 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it A company should define what greatlooks like for its own role ratherthan borrow another company'sdefinition. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The quality that makes places alive cannot be made, only generated by a process Last stated c. 1979 Holds Christopher Alexander Read this korrent →