Patterns No. 5: Robots & Interest Rates, AI in Emergency Rooms, and the return of Public School NY
What I read this week (Sept 6 - Sept 12, 2026)
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I write about how strategy, design, technology, philosophy, and systems shape the things people experience.
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What I read this week (Sept 6 - Sept 12, 2026)
Good things aren’t just made. They’re used, and they change something.
Nothing, the hardware tech company known for it's see-through designs on its smartphones and audio products, has been experimenting with a
Summary Jomi shares a deeply personal journey through grief after losing his brother, exploring themes of identity, humanity, and the paradoxes of life and
How healthcare institutions surrendered their most important product decisions and made patients carry the consequences.
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“A leader's most important responsibility is identifying the biggest challenges to forward progress an devising a coherent approach to overcoming them.”
— Richard Rumelt, Good Strategy Bad Strategy
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A few pieces that best represent how I think.
Good things aren’t just made. They’re used, and they change something.
How healthcare institutions surrendered their most important product decisions and made patients carry the consequences.
Everyone focuses on what to build. Not enough on why.
Design leaders today shape experiences, entire business strategies, market positioning, and organizational culture.
I feel like I’ve just unlocked something monumental regarding my own relationship with anxiety. I was reading The Courage to Create, a book
Why do we create? And more importantly, why must we create?
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I'm a three-time healthcare founding designer and experienced design leader, strategist, and writer interested in how good things get made, and how we can make them better.
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