Inspiration

A collection of readings, recordings, and references we love.


What We’re Reading

  • No Interface

    Golden Krishna
    Think beyond screens to deliver more meaningful innovation and experiences.

  • Poor Charlie’s Almanack

    Charlie Munger
    The thinking, wit, and wisdom from one of the greatest investors of all time.

  • Thinking In Systems

    Donella H. Meadows
    Challenges the way you look at the world to never see things the same way again.

  • The Great Mental Models

    Shane Parrish
    A two volume handbook to expand your toolkit of how you view the world.

  • The Secrets of Facilitation

    Michael Wilkinson
    An amazing guide for engaging a room, handling conflict, and driving outcomes.

  • Theory U

    Otto Scharmer
    Defining a new future needs an understanding of human motives.

 


What We’re Watching

  • Weird, or just different?

    Derek Sivers
    "There's a flip side to everything," the saying goes, and in 2 minutes, Derek Sivers shows this is true in a few ways you might not expect.

  • Start with Why

    Simon Sinek
    A powerful model for inspirational leadership -- starting with a golden circle and the question: "Why?"

  • How to Tie Your Shoes

    Terry Moore
    Terry Moore found out he'd been tying his shoes the wrong way his whole life. In the spirit of TED, he takes the stage to share a better way.

  • Wise Guy--Lessons from a Life

    Guy Kawasaki
    10 lessons from the master evangelist and one of the original changes agents.

  • Rapid Prototyping

    Tom Chi
    Tom shares lessons from Google X about how to use rapid prototyping to improve the chances of success.

  • The Lean Canvas

    Ash Maurya
    Ash explains how we should be focused on making the world a better place, and the using the lean canvas to do that.

 


Who We’re Following

  • Erik Torenberg

    Erik is a cofounder of Product Hunt, Village Global, OnDeck, and angel investor. His thoughts on product, culture, and network effects are prolific.

  • Shane Parrish

    Shane literally wrote the book on mental models and hosts an incredible podcast called “The Knowledge Project”. His lens of the world is profound.

  • Sam Harris

    Sam is a deep thinking scientist, philosopher, author, and host of the Making Sense podcast. He also has an amazing mindfulness app called Waking Up.