Studio Notes
Weekly essays on the decisions behind innovation—the patterns that repeat, the mistakes that are predictable, and what actually works.
How HP and Fossil Handed Apple the Smartwatch Market
The inside story of vision without execution: why being right about the future means nothing without the courage to act on breakthrough insights
The $200M Gut Check That Taught Me Intuition Isn't Magic
What looks like instinct is actually practical thinking skills in disguise. Here is the three-step framework that makes it reliable.
The Secret of Top Innovation Leaders: They Think Like Philosophers
The Philosophy of Innovation Journal: 210 questions for innovation leaders who want breakthrough thinking, not just methods. Early access available.
The Day I Wrote Off Twitter (Before It Was Twitter)
How watching a "dead" company pivot taught me everything about dismissing breakthrough ideas
I Convinced HP's Board to Buy Palm for $1.2B. Then I Watched Them Kill It in 49 Days.
Why smart executives consistently destroy breakthrough technology. The HP Palm WebOS autopsy reveals predictable thinking patterns behind billion-dollar failures.
The Parenting Decision That Will Define Your Child's Future
From Silicon Valley to homeschool to grandparent: the framework that's guided our family through decades of technology adoption decisions.
Why We Have Fewer Friends Than Our Grandparents (And It's Not What You Think)
Our drive for efficiency destroyed the "inefficient" moments where real relationships form—and we're paying the price in unprecedented isolation.
Beyond Rebranding: How Successful Companies Reinvent Without Losing Their Soul
Nokia, Fujifilm, Nintendo, and LEGO - the real-world playbook of companies that fundamentally changed their business model while preserving their authentic DNA
Technological Quicksand: Why More Technology Keeps Making Things Worse
Our addiction to technological fixes creates a quicksand cycle of deeper problems and endless digital dependencies.
Innovation's Underground Economy
Your innovation process is the problem, not the solution. The more you formalize creativity, the faster it disappears into the shadows. The question isn't whether your organization has an innovation underground—it's whether you have the courage to see it, embrace it, and harness its power.
