Weekend Reads is an eclectic collection of seven fascinating articles I’ve encountered during the previous week. These are posted here in a spirit of open dialogue, curiosity, and explorative conversation (Bollinger, 2019; Hatch, 2019) . Hope you find these as thought-provoking as I have. Thoughtful, well-reasoned, and respectful comments are…
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Scotland’s Ice Age, Designing for Serendipity, Carbon Cost, and Frictionless Philanthropy (Weekend Reads, 2/8/20)
Published February 8, 2020
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Ben Murphy
Lately, it’s been extremely difficult to make time to blog about … well, anything. Between family, work, and grad school my schedule is beyond maximum capacity However, I still read a lot of material. I want to make a habit of sharing some of the better reads. So, here you…
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Published March 19, 2019
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Ben Murphy
“While some companies are struggling to sell solutions to outdated problems, other companies are figuring out how to solve a core problem. ‘That’s what I call inversion. You’ve got to wrap yourself around the need and think outwards, rather than limit yourself to your product.’” Really appreciated this article from…
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