The Big Fat Future held a brainstorm, yesterday, for a potential app that could bring opposing sides together. Here are my scattered thoughts; from AI, gamification, incentives, our humanity, & more.

These days, "elite" is a slur for the well-educated, but we're all guilty of being elitist when we use phrases like: "They're so stupid!" In this episode, I talk about trying to remain grounded.

After a difficult weekend of news out of Charlottesville, I share a habit I've picked up that continuously reminds me of our shared humanity.

I follow up on a lead, & learn there's far more going on with non-lethal weapons than I knew.

Most obstacles to learning are that it's boring & costly. What if we could make it free, interesting, empowering, & fun?! Something people even talk about days later? Could we affect change?

I always assumed it was customer service rep's responsibility to listen & create an environment for dialogue. Now, I wonder if the customer plays an equally important role towards a positive outcome.

Neal Stephenson's SciFi book, Seveneves, has me wondering what we could accomplish, if we truly wanted to create non-lethal means to incapacitate someone. How do we go about it?