The Wishlist Economy: Why Belonging, Meaning, and Durability Remain Unsolved
Needs keep you alive. Wishes make you spend. That distinction is the whole engine of the wishlist…
The First Generation Born Online Has No Way to Own Their Own Identity
Emma Raducanu turned eighteen on November 13, 2020, deep inside a pandemic that had closed her…
3 AI Problems Nobody Has Solved: Crisis Detection, Collaboration, and Governance
Artificial intelligence changes almost everything about how fast we build. It has not changed who…
The Sesame Street Bet: Could Kids Learn From TV Built Like an Ad?
A four-year-old asks why the sky is blue, and if you answer honestly, you’d better clear your…
Why Prussia Banned Kindergarten: Inside the $300B Business of Childhood
Children do not accept the world as it is. Every question a child asks is an idea waiting for…
Maslow Got the Order Wrong: Why Humans Don’t Climb the Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the most misapplied diagram in psychology. It shows up in…
The Experience Economy Was Predicted in 1998 — The Eras Tour Just Proved It Right
Needs keep you alive. Wishes make you spend. Every civilization-shifting idea, product, or purchase…
3 Problems in Infant Care Nobody’s Actually Solved
A baby cannot fill out a customer survey. It cannot rate a product one to five stars or explain, in…
Why a $500B Childhood Industry Still Can’t Fix Learning, Play, or Kids’ Mental Health
Children do not accept the world as it is. Ask a four-year-old why the sky is blue and you’ll…
What If Social Media Optimized for Recognition Instead of Engagement?
James Dean died on a California highway on September 30, 1955, driving his own silver Porsche to a…