Posts by: Eric Meredith

Architecture and a Boy Named Sue

My Daddy left home when I was three, He didn't leave much, my ma and me, This old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. Now I don't blame him 'cause he run and hid, But the meanest thing that he ever…

So what do you do? (tick, tick, tick…)

I had the opportunity last week to speak at a Forrester Conference on the topic of Deliberate Practice. I’ve written about this before, but wanted to focus on one particular opportunity we all have. The picture to the left is of Santonio…

So what do you do? (tick, tick, tick…)

I had the opportunity last week to speak at a Forrester Conference on the topic of Deliberate Practice. I’ve written about this before, but wanted to focus on one particular opportunity we all have. The picture to the left is of Santonio…

Humans Just Don't Do That Very Well

Dateline: 1988, somewhere around the planet Mars.  Russian Mars probe, Phobos 1, was ordered to commit suicide by a ground-based human controller who sent it the wrong commands which were meant to slightly adjust its trajectory. Control of the spacecraft was transferred…

Humans Just Don’t Do That Very Well

Dateline: 1988, somewhere around the planet Mars.  Russian Mars probe, Phobos 1, was ordered to commit suicide by a ground-based human controller who sent it the wrong commands which were meant to slightly adjust its trajectory. Control of the spacecraft was transferred…

How Do You Screw Up a Two-Button Machine?

I had the occasion to visit the Department of Motor Vehicles last week to update my drivers license with a new photo and a change of address. I entered the lobby area where there was a short line leading to a "Take…

How Do You Screw Up a Two-Button Machine?

I had the occasion to visit the Department of Motor Vehicles last week to update my drivers license with a new photo and a change of address. I entered the lobby area where there was a short line leading to a "Take…

Are You Ready for April 1?

April Fools day has been celebrated as far back as 1632, if you believe in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and bad math, or possibly as far back as 500 BC (if you are of Iranian descent). Regardless, it is a day to approach…

Are You Ready for April 1?

April Fools day has been celebrated as far back as 1632, if you believe in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and bad math, or possibly as far back as 500 BC (if you are of Iranian descent). Regardless, it is a day to approach…

Does Architecture Put the No in Innovation?

I cannot hide my love for gadgetry, technical wizardry, or miniaturized electronics. I still have an Apple Newton, a Palm Pilot, and even a Rex PC - a PDA so small (think business card size) it slid into the PCMCIA slot in…
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