Building an AI Brain for Your Organization

How people and agents can share direction, decide close to the work, and learn across an organization as it grows.

How I Work with Claude, August 2026 Edition

I wanted a setup with Claude that got a little better every session instead of starting over each time. Four months and 135 session logs later, this is where I landed, and it's working better than I expected.

Evolution as Entropy's Best Trick

What if life isn't fighting entropy—it's how the universe gets better at spending energy? Dissipative structures, consciousness, and what this means for AI.

Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship Is Hard

Trail notes from 20 years on the path less taken. What the terrain looks like from where I'm standing, after a couple decades of walking it.

Video Games as Emotional Simulators

Brian Eno considers art a safe space to feel dangerous feelings; I agree, and believe that video games might be the most powerful version of this we've ever built. Perfect for trying different versions of yourself out.

Designing momentum: a product approach to accessible health

How I turn awareness into compounding health: prompts that respect autonomy, tiny steps that fit today, and a bias toward fundamentals (movement, nutrition, and sleep.)

Woodworking: my beginner's notes

My guide to the basics of woodworking, covering tools, safety, materials, and tips picked up from artisan woodworkers in the shop.

Building a company in public

Why I'm a fan of building in public, and how I make decisions about what to share. Opening the tent for others, accountability, and co-creation / community orientation lead the way.

Personal wellbeing & longevity practices

A collection of practices in my routine. This guide is written for me, and I'm also making it public so it might help others.

Guiding values (May '24)

Things I value: what they are, how I define them, and what they look like in action. They currently are: Love, Purpose, Health, Play, Creativity, Craft.

The Remote Team Playbook

I’ve worked remote my entire career, and I absolutely love it. It's the future of work. But doing it is hard. It's different. And we're just scratching the surface.

Journaling for product development

Learning quickly is essential to making great products. And making time for reflection is critical to learning.

Clear async comms to improve mental health

Build trust on your distributed team, and save everyone from that shitty feeling of uncertainty by writing more clearly.

And, not or

False dichotomies, and leaving space o open by changing a single word.

New Years (2018) opportunity mapping

After leaving Territory Foods, I journaled a bit about my process to discover the next product I wanted to work on. Holistic nutrition, hiring via principles, space to refresh, mental-health-aaS, and personal finance were contenders.

Crafting Your UX Portfolio

Brittany and I are launching a guide to help interaction designers put their best foot forward on their portfolios. Here's the story of how it came to be.

Making the switch from graphic to UX/UI design

What I share with graphic designers looking to make the switch to UI/UX design. Where to start, how to practice, getting hands-on, and adjusting identity.

Designing for the growth mindset

The power of mindsets (fixed vs growth), activating the growth mindset, and applying it in design practice.