Thoughtforms 20.38

A short round-up of what we've seen and heard this week on the intersection of #technology, #business, #design and #organisation, and thought was interesting.

This week's theme: A More Humane Scale.

?? Reading

“With no oversight whatsoever, I was left in a situation where I was trusted with immense influence .. [M]ost of the world outside the West was effectively the Wild West with myself as the part-time dictator”

?? “I Have Blood on My Hands”: A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation. And maybe not ignored, but just not as pressing as other civic integrity issues? Governance only scales up to a point ???♂? Link

“If our predictions are correct about long-term reductions in office occupancy, daily commuting trips, and business travel, these changes will affect not only demand for specific job categories but also the economic structure of places”

?? The Nature of Work after the COVID Crisis: Too Few Low-Wage Jobs. Even the Barbell Economy doesn’t escape unscathed. Let's make that a Good Thing ?? Link

“The primary reason that most lurkers use social platforms is to find a sense of community .. Their strong need for community, paired with their strong desire to stay under the radar, creates a unique user type”

?? Look Away From the Creator: The importance of lurkers & community in social media. It's the quiet ones... ?? Link 

?? Listening

a16z Podcast—Designing a Culture of Reinvention Link

a16z Podcast—Heroes & Myths in Entrepreneurship Link

Danny in the Valley—“I've spent tens of millions on a childhood dream” Link

????? Our Work

We'll be premiering our ecosystem innovation workshop at this year's Global Innovation Forum. You may want to join in.

We also publish a weekly digest of platform geek readings on The NTWK. See you there?