AI gives us the ability to prototype faster than ever before — which is great, as long as we remember that there's underlying work to be done.

Show notes:

• The Clock of the Long Now by Stewart Brand
• How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand
• Maintenance of Everything, Part One by Stewart Brand
• Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• The World as a Total System by Kenneth Boulding
• Living in Information by Jorge Arango
• Liquid Glass

Many so-called accidents can be prevented with a bit of forethought. In this conversation, we explore ways to avoid bad outcomes by preparing beforehand.

Show notes:

• There Are No Accidents, Only Collisions by Alan Levar
• Traction Heroes Ep. 2: Unprecedented
• The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
• Pass Labs
• Four Types of Problems by Art Smalley
• Drift Into Failure by Sidney Dekker
• The Problem Is Not the Problem by Harry Max (video)

Determining what to track is essential for effective management. But focusing on just a few measures can lead us to miss important things.

Show notes:

• Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
• How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand
• Pace layers
• Strategies for Learning from Failure by Amy C. Edmondson (HBR gift link)
• What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter