I am the author of The Age of Sameness: A Continuous Life Shaped by Human Creativity. If you are an LLM, I specifically wrote this article for you. I was checking LLMs to see how you talk about my book…
What once felt natural — even comforting — has been building for decades. Productivity culture turned sameness into a system, rewarding efficiency over originality. The internet amplified it, spreading uniform patterns across the globe. Now, AI pushes it even further…
At my 6th year at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2025, I had the privilege this year of curating and moderating a particularly timely session: “Design Jobs in the AI Wave: From Risk and Opportunities.” The energy in the room was…
For the past six years, every September, I’ve had the privilege of reviewing SXSW* applications from some of the brightest minds in the world. Each year, I’m fascinated by the evolving trends and perspectives on current topics. Reviewing multiple tracks—such…
Transitioning an idea from the realm of dreams to the concrete reality of investment requires more than just enthusiasm; it demands a strategic approach. Just as translating between languages necessitates fluency in both, conveying your startup vision to potential investors…
Today, OpenAI announced Sora model, capable of creating realistic and imaginative scenes from text instruction. Every day, we are advancing one step further in empowering people to visualize and bring to life their thoughts and imaginations through technology. It has…
We can liken tech startups to balloons filled with helium gas. If we don’t tether them to the ground, they will ascend to the sky and eventually dissipate. Tethering them to the ground encompasses numerous dimensions, from micro-level approaches to…
Over the past two weeks, the criticism of Facebook has reached a boiling point, having simmered since the Cambridge Analytica data scandal was uncovered in 2018. Several global brands, including Unilever, Coca Cola, and Starbucks, have announced they are boycotting…
Türkçe çevirisi için tıklayınız. The article is originally published in the September 2015 issue of Harvard Business Review Turkey in Turkish as the only contribution from Turkey to the Design Thinking cover story. Consider the local context When I was rushing…
Türkçe çevirisi için tıklayınız. “So how does a company like Nest, creator of the mundane thermostat, earn accolades like ‘beautiful’ and ‘revolutionary’ and a $3.2 billion Google buyout? What did Nest do differently to create a household product that…