It Has To Be Felt
This is an article about big concepts affecting the global economy.
This a story about four balls I made out of felt.
This is a letter written in an alphabet that doesn’t exist.
These are some feelings I have on the relationships between abundance, scarcity, partnership and domination.
2 x 2 Matrices are Dumb
I tried to be a normal consultant for a little while (those who know me, please stop laughing) to explore these feelings. I did a 2 x 2 matrix and everything.
It’s pretty awesome, right? Wrong. For starters, it’s wrong because all models are wrong. But also because mapping profoundly interconnected, dynamic ideas onto a flat giant sticky flip-chart using coloured chalk is simply not workable.
Which brings me to felt.
I’m using felt as both a noun and a verb here (and I thank English for a confusing fact that is oddly helpful here.)
The source of the felt
It all started with a conversation with Eli Ingraham as we prepared for a live interview as part of a speaker series with…
