Working Out Loud In Public: A Practice for Boosting Network Learning
Today I get to practice a little of what I preach in the Boost Revolution — the practice of Working Out Loud In Public. I promised someone that I’d get […]
Pattern Language for Generative Interactions: 3 Approaches to Learn
Designers use Pattern Language — a lexicon and grammar that communicate the details of how and why a design is terrific — to share expertise and promote good design. We […]
The Simple Hack Every Tech Firm Should Be Using To Increase Diversity
Given the focus on data, metrics, and a/b testing that’s all the rage in tech startups these days, you’d think that more tech companies would be using empirical research on […]
Are All Generative Businesses a Little Naughty? The case of MakeLoveNotPorn
No startup challenges our norms about ‘appropriate business’ more than MakeLoveNotPorn. MakeLoveNotPorn (MLNP) is a user-generated crowdsourced video platform that celebrates “real world sex”. MLNP is a legal, lucrative, and liberatory […]
Generativity, in General
The word ‘generative’ may be unfamiliar to many business people, but the quality of generativity is something we’ve sought in our companies and our work practices for a long time. […]
Three Design Principles for Generative Business
As I was being nudged to consider whether the term “boost” really captured the central dynamic of generative businesses, I realized that it actually only represented the very first element […]
What Makes Digital Tech Companies Models of Generativity?
Buffer, WordPress, AirBnB, Waze, LoveWithFood, ModCloth, Etsy— so many of the organizations I’m using as examples of generative businesses share a similar profile: They are relatively small, young, organized around […]
Hacking the Code of Misogynist Media: #HackItBack
I love it when worlds elide, and you find yourself in a space that contains your hopes and dreams. I had a little bit of that yesterday, when I got […]
5 Reasons Why Generative Businesses Are So Powerful
I’d rather help one organization become generative than help a dozen organizations become ‘great’. Why? Because one generative organization has more positive impact on the world than a whole industry […]
What does it mean to "Boost" another business?
A few weeks ago I sent my book proposal draft out to a few colleagues to get their feedback on the ideas. [**Trigger alert, for all you academics.] Asking for […]