Notable Reads for 19 Apr

To be mindful or to be inspired? That’s where aspects of the week land when we talk of themes. Perhaps that is not a bad thing — seasonal contexts notwithstanding. Where some might design a better experience, others themselves inspired to do a bit more than simply exist. Aims of some of our most recent work has reset some groups from Strategy-Implementation to Strategy-Focus. It is spring for more than just the trees and allergies (in the northern hemisphere at least). Mindful experience design draws you inside, whereas inspired experience design spreads to others. Spring forth.

Here’s some seed or pollen from the reads this week:

• Black Socialists of America (Twitter Thread): What’s the biggest misconception that many Leftists have…
• The Secret Trust Scores Companies Use to Judge Us All - WSJ
• Why Notre-Dame Was a Tinderbox - The New York Times
• Rise of the Machine Empaths
• 7 Shortcuts for meetings and making new contacts - Matthew Cassinelli
• From jobs to superjobs: The impact of AI | Deloitte Insights

And a few from here:

• On Collaborative Products
• Notable Reads for 12 Apr