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On the work of Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski was a Polish director and screenwriter most popular for his films of the 1990s. Given he usually collaborated with the trial lawyer Krzysztof Piesiewicz, it might be warranted to address ‘him’ as The Krzysztofs, but I’ll stick to hagiographical third person singular common in the auteur sphere. Kieslowski’s movies have a timeless, often…
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Notes on Taking Very Many Screenshots
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella introduced a new feature called “Recall”. The idea is simple: Your Windows computer will take automatic screenshots every few minutes and store them locally on your computer. This will create a memory stream for an integrated AI bot – which in turn means you can talk with it about much of…
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Notes on Storytelling
How stories help us to address the big challenges of our times. And why our obsession with them makes it almost impossible.
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Notes on Malcolm Gladwell
Notes on Malcolm Gladwell. “You can be fun and playful and earnest nonetheless.”
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Using EZ Way App for customs clearing in Taiwan
Taiwan is a very proud of being very digital. There’s an app for everything. This is not always good…
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On AI, v1 (March 2023)
There is a lot happening in the AI-world. Fun stuff, crazy stuff, scary stuff – and I am already a bit tired of the hype, even though it just gets started.
This article is the first in a loose series of playful approaches to make sense of this topic.
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On gear and glass and how to get started
This is the second part of my series on photography. Click here for Part I and here for the overview. Photography has a very technical side to it that can be much fun to nerd about. At the same time, the many options are often overwhelming for people new to it. And whereas new possibilities…
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The amateur’s way to photography
Photography entered my life very early through the “click, rip rap, click, rip rap” of my father’s old Minolta. It was his great passion, and during my childhood, our family vacation walks took their rhythm from me and my siblings’ interest in puddles and his in the perfect perspective. I am not good in visualising…
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Leading emergent change, Chapter 1: Leadership and self-organization
This blog post is the translation of a chapter from a research study I wrote in 2020 for the consultancy LEAD during the Corona crisis. Two ways to shape change: Leadership and self-organization To remain successful, organizations need resilience, adaptability and innovation. But how can leaders strengthen these qualities?Shaping change is an enormous leadership challenge…
