WPenner's Blog

I recently re-read Warren Bennis' paper "The Secrets of Great Groups."¹ I found myself considering his words in the context of groups struggling to create knowledge products to share with others. Many of these groups are really research groups, dedicating the majority of their time to discovering...

Space 4.0 is the application of space to global challenges such as climate change, demographic development, migration, shortage of resources, conflicts and catastrophes, energy, digital divide, health and curiosity. It is a driver for technological improvement in automation, miniaturization, manuf...

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THREAD: The US government's new export controls are wreaking havoc on China's chip industry.

New rules around "US persons" are driving an "industry-wide decapitation."

— Jordan Schneider (@jordanschnyc) October 14, 2022

I heard about this first from Peter Z...

Enter the Worm

"How long could a worm live in space?" I pondered this odd question last week after coming across a bit of space gardening research from Iowa State University. Fans of The Martian know just how compelling space gardening can be!

A group of researchers looked at the ways to overc...

In part 1 of this series, we explored how a Space Collective might benefit from a DAO.
Part 2 explored why a DAO improves human coordination.
Today we attend to some patterns for getting the collective started and evolving as it grows.

The DAOhaus blog suggests 10 basic DAO patterns. Our p...

In part 1 of considering the benefits of a DAO for the proposed Space Collective, we explored what a DAO was (How a DAO might fit a Space Collective).

When considering creating a DAO, the Space Collective, besides deploying their own has several platforms to choose from: Aragon, Colony, DAO...

There are lots of different ways of categorizing shoppers and after many years of designing websites, the acronym BRAG encapsulates one of my favourites. According to Frank Wazeter, writing for Entrepreneur, most customers are:

• Bargainers Bargainers always want a deal. That does not equate to...

Stagetimer¹ is a bootstrap product from Lukas (@_lhermann) and Liz Hermann (@lizmhermann). The product is a terrific showcase for the distributed ubiquity of web and using a light protocol to solve problems.

The value proposition is simple, there are a lot of times and places where someone i...

As I launch my micro media business, I am awash in the confusion of a million voices and opinions about what to do and how to do it. What I want is clarity. Clarity is important to me because it leads to leadership.

My working definition of a leader is the person who sees the furthest and communic...

The LazyStartup is an exciting project still being built by @ZakRoyDev. Zak set a goal to build in public and get to $500 MRR. Because the project is still being built, the website is short on details, but there's lots to learn, anyway.

Value Proposition

Situation: Market research is an one...