Dave
@thisisdavekim.com
I (still) believe that we can create a more just and joyful world through design, technology, and community. And a fair bit of luck.
Investing in early stage startups at IDEO CoLab Ventures. Previously at Gates Foundation and ?What If! Innovation.
Investing in early stage startups at IDEO CoLab Ventures. Previously at Gates Foundation and ?What If! Innovation.
My friend, Vicky, keeps two lists of people.
One list is of people she would love to hire.
The other list is of people she would love as a boss.
If you see that there are people who are on both of your lists, go find them and make some good trouble.
www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/twolis...
One list is of people she would love to hire.
The other list is of people she would love as a boss.
If you see that there are people who are on both of your lists, go find them and make some good trouble.
www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/twolis...
Two Lists
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May 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My friend, Vicky, keeps two lists of people.
One list is of people she would love to hire.
The other list is of people she would love as a boss.
If you see that there are people who are on both of your lists, go find them and make some good trouble.
www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/twolis...
One list is of people she would love to hire.
The other list is of people she would love as a boss.
If you see that there are people who are on both of your lists, go find them and make some good trouble.
www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/twolis...
Are we in search of country-model fit or will we have a plurality of models in the future?
Some thoughts on that here: www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/countr...
Some thoughts on that here: www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/countr...
In Search of Country-Model Fit
www.thisisdavekim.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Are we in search of country-model fit or will we have a plurality of models in the future?
Some thoughts on that here: www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/countr...
Some thoughts on that here: www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/countr...
We're about to start the fourth season of our giving circle. If you'd like to donate alongside us for this season, give me a shout! We'd love to amplify our impact - and perhaps inspire you to start or join one yourself!
May 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We're about to start the fourth season of our giving circle. If you'd like to donate alongside us for this season, give me a shout! We'd love to amplify our impact - and perhaps inspire you to start or join one yourself!
We're developing technology that has so much potential, and we're spending most of our time reinventing B2B SaaS. What is even going on?
Is this because some of the finest* minds of our generation spent a decade optimizing the color of a blue button?
* Caveat, caveat, caveat
Is this because some of the finest* minds of our generation spent a decade optimizing the color of a blue button?
* Caveat, caveat, caveat
May 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We're developing technology that has so much potential, and we're spending most of our time reinventing B2B SaaS. What is even going on?
Is this because some of the finest* minds of our generation spent a decade optimizing the color of a blue button?
* Caveat, caveat, caveat
Is this because some of the finest* minds of our generation spent a decade optimizing the color of a blue button?
* Caveat, caveat, caveat
While reading a friend's essay, I added this comment:
Can pixels age? Do pixels have a patina? Can pixels show where the cursor has rubbed against it the most?
Can pixels age? Do pixels have a patina? Can pixels show where the cursor has rubbed against it the most?
April 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
While reading a friend's essay, I added this comment:
Can pixels age? Do pixels have a patina? Can pixels show where the cursor has rubbed against it the most?
Can pixels age? Do pixels have a patina? Can pixels show where the cursor has rubbed against it the most?
I've been thinking a lot about personal stories recently and stumbled on something Yancey Strickler wrote last year.
"First we live, then we learn, and last we narrate."
The path is rarely clear when you're on it. It's only when we look back at where we've been that we see the common thread.
"First we live, then we learn, and last we narrate."
The path is rarely clear when you're on it. It's only when we look back at where we've been that we see the common thread.
April 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I've been thinking a lot about personal stories recently and stumbled on something Yancey Strickler wrote last year.
"First we live, then we learn, and last we narrate."
The path is rarely clear when you're on it. It's only when we look back at where we've been that we see the common thread.
"First we live, then we learn, and last we narrate."
The path is rarely clear when you're on it. It's only when we look back at where we've been that we see the common thread.
We focus so much of our attention on algorithms, but not enough on the design of social networks.
Loved this insight from @randomwalker.bsky.social on what makes TikTok feel so different here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/tiktoks...
Loved this insight from @randomwalker.bsky.social on what makes TikTok feel so different here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/tiktoks...
March 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We focus so much of our attention on algorithms, but not enough on the design of social networks.
Loved this insight from @randomwalker.bsky.social on what makes TikTok feel so different here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/tiktoks...
Loved this insight from @randomwalker.bsky.social on what makes TikTok feel so different here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/tiktoks...
I'm in the middle of researching social networks and what it might take for us to go "beyond the feed." It's such a treat to get together with other people and organizations who care deeply about how these social networks can be better and promote healthier and better experiences.
March 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I'm in the middle of researching social networks and what it might take for us to go "beyond the feed." It's such a treat to get together with other people and organizations who care deeply about how these social networks can be better and promote healthier and better experiences.
We should normalize bringing your friends to work.
March 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We should normalize bringing your friends to work.
The internet is an incredible canvas. Creating an ongoing thread with some found gems here.
March 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The internet is an incredible canvas. Creating an ongoing thread with some found gems here.
A beautiful exploration of what multisensorial computing could look and feel like by @wattenberger.com.
She writes:
The future of computing is being designed right now. Can we build something richer—something that moves with us, speaks our language, and molds to our bodies?
She writes:
The future of computing is being designed right now. Can we build something richer—something that moves with us, speaks our language, and molds to our bodies?
wrote up some thoughts on how our interfaces are getting flatter, and how we might design with 💃 our bodies 🤸 in mind.
🧶 went ham on little yarn worlds
wattenberger.com/thoughts/our...
🧶 went ham on little yarn worlds
wattenberger.com/thoughts/our...
March 12, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A beautiful exploration of what multisensorial computing could look and feel like by @wattenberger.com.
She writes:
The future of computing is being designed right now. Can we build something richer—something that moves with us, speaks our language, and molds to our bodies?
She writes:
The future of computing is being designed right now. Can we build something richer—something that moves with us, speaks our language, and molds to our bodies?
It's time for new metaphors.
March 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's time for new metaphors.
Just a monthly reminder that there is a huge opportunity to reimagine how social networks operate. Still early innings (despite the incredible time warp that happens on the internet)
bsky.app/profile/this...
bsky.app/profile/this...
A few things on my mind these days:
Is it reasonable to expect a global advertising network to serve as a digital deliberation platform?
Is it reasonable to expect a direct-to-outrage distribution channel to serve as a global town square?
Is it reasonable to expect a global advertising network to serve as a digital deliberation platform?
Is it reasonable to expect a direct-to-outrage distribution channel to serve as a global town square?
March 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Just a monthly reminder that there is a huge opportunity to reimagine how social networks operate. Still early innings (despite the incredible time warp that happens on the internet)
bsky.app/profile/this...
bsky.app/profile/this...
"Weave the world you refuse to allow to be taken away from you."
Just the note that I needed to read on this rainy day. Thanks, @benjaminlowe.bsky.social
Just the note that I needed to read on this rainy day. Thanks, @benjaminlowe.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"Weave the world you refuse to allow to be taken away from you."
Just the note that I needed to read on this rainy day. Thanks, @benjaminlowe.bsky.social
Just the note that I needed to read on this rainy day. Thanks, @benjaminlowe.bsky.social
Growing up in NJ, we’d stop for deer and turkeys. Here in the PNW, we stop for Orcas. Wild wild wild
February 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Growing up in NJ, we’d stop for deer and turkeys. Here in the PNW, we stop for Orcas. Wild wild wild
A few things on my mind these days:
Is it reasonable to expect a global advertising network to serve as a digital deliberation platform?
Is it reasonable to expect a direct-to-outrage distribution channel to serve as a global town square?
Is it reasonable to expect a global advertising network to serve as a digital deliberation platform?
Is it reasonable to expect a direct-to-outrage distribution channel to serve as a global town square?
February 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Imagine that your town just got a million dollars - but first, you have to agree on how you'll make decisions about it. How would that go?
www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/decisi...
www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/decisi...
January 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Imagine that your town just got a million dollars - but first, you have to agree on how you'll make decisions about it. How would that go?
www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/decisi...
www.thisisdavekim.com/notes/decisi...
Ok, ok, ok. So in between talking about emerging technology, collectives, decision science, and social impact, can we just send a massive appreciation for WSDOT's social media account?
Who says that government can't have a voice or personality? www.instagram.com/reel/DDXm9qy...
Who says that government can't have a voice or personality? www.instagram.com/reel/DDXm9qy...
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December 10, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Ok, ok, ok. So in between talking about emerging technology, collectives, decision science, and social impact, can we just send a massive appreciation for WSDOT's social media account?
Who says that government can't have a voice or personality? www.instagram.com/reel/DDXm9qy...
Who says that government can't have a voice or personality? www.instagram.com/reel/DDXm9qy...
New week note! This week:
- What do we see? What do we not see? (@maxroser.bsky.social)
- The power and danger of metaphors (@melaniemitchell.bsky.social
)
- Ads, ads everywhere
- Brain rot
- Simultaneous levels of information (@wattenberger.com
)
- What do we see? What do we not see? (@maxroser.bsky.social)
- The power and danger of metaphors (@melaniemitchell.bsky.social
)
- Ads, ads everywhere
- Brain rot
- Simultaneous levels of information (@wattenberger.com
)
December 9, 2024 at 9:36 PM
New week note! This week:
- What do we see? What do we not see? (@maxroser.bsky.social)
- The power and danger of metaphors (@melaniemitchell.bsky.social
)
- Ads, ads everywhere
- Brain rot
- Simultaneous levels of information (@wattenberger.com
)
- What do we see? What do we not see? (@maxroser.bsky.social)
- The power and danger of metaphors (@melaniemitchell.bsky.social
)
- Ads, ads everywhere
- Brain rot
- Simultaneous levels of information (@wattenberger.com
)
A few things on my mind these days:
Is it reasonable to expect a global advertising network to serve as a digital deliberation platform?
Is it reasonable to expect a direct-to-outrage distribution channel to serve as a global town square?
Is it reasonable to expect a global advertising network to serve as a digital deliberation platform?
Is it reasonable to expect a direct-to-outrage distribution channel to serve as a global town square?
December 9, 2024 at 5:48 PM
A few things on my mind these days:
Is it reasonable to expect a global advertising network to serve as a digital deliberation platform?
Is it reasonable to expect a direct-to-outrage distribution channel to serve as a global town square?
Is it reasonable to expect a global advertising network to serve as a digital deliberation platform?
Is it reasonable to expect a direct-to-outrage distribution channel to serve as a global town square?
Isn't it pretty strange that we don't have a clear definition or understanding of intelligence or attention? It feels like we are sensing different parts of the elephant, but no one has the full picture.
December 4, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Isn't it pretty strange that we don't have a clear definition or understanding of intelligence or attention? It feels like we are sensing different parts of the elephant, but no one has the full picture.
New weekly note! This week:
- The Dark Forest Theory & building a better internet (@kissane.bsky.social)
- Knowledge Objects & LLM markups (@thejaymo.net)
- Feature on OpenAI's first artist in residence
- Benedict Evans' annual tech report
- Navigating hybrid careers (@johnmaeda.bsky.social)
- The Dark Forest Theory & building a better internet (@kissane.bsky.social)
- Knowledge Objects & LLM markups (@thejaymo.net)
- Feature on OpenAI's first artist in residence
- Benedict Evans' annual tech report
- Navigating hybrid careers (@johnmaeda.bsky.social)
November 25, 2024 at 9:44 PM
New weekly note! This week:
- The Dark Forest Theory & building a better internet (@kissane.bsky.social)
- Knowledge Objects & LLM markups (@thejaymo.net)
- Feature on OpenAI's first artist in residence
- Benedict Evans' annual tech report
- Navigating hybrid careers (@johnmaeda.bsky.social)
- The Dark Forest Theory & building a better internet (@kissane.bsky.social)
- Knowledge Objects & LLM markups (@thejaymo.net)
- Feature on OpenAI's first artist in residence
- Benedict Evans' annual tech report
- Navigating hybrid careers (@johnmaeda.bsky.social)
New weekly note! This week, I talk about:
- Google Docs as crisis response tools (@eli.bsky.social, @elan.place, Robin Sloan, @genmon.bsky.social)
- Community gardens as coral reefs for addressing climate change (Kate Brown)
- Embracing a hybrid career path (John Maeda, @melaniekahl.bsky.social)
- Google Docs as crisis response tools (@eli.bsky.social, @elan.place, Robin Sloan, @genmon.bsky.social)
- Community gardens as coral reefs for addressing climate change (Kate Brown)
- Embracing a hybrid career path (John Maeda, @melaniekahl.bsky.social)
Weeknotes - Week of 2024-11-11
1/ Eli Pariser from New Public published an open, collaborative bibliography as a Google Doc to collect what people are reading to understand the 2024 election. I love this pattern (although I hate…
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November 18, 2024 at 9:14 PM
New weekly note! This week, I talk about:
- Google Docs as crisis response tools (@eli.bsky.social, @elan.place, Robin Sloan, @genmon.bsky.social)
- Community gardens as coral reefs for addressing climate change (Kate Brown)
- Embracing a hybrid career path (John Maeda, @melaniekahl.bsky.social)
- Google Docs as crisis response tools (@eli.bsky.social, @elan.place, Robin Sloan, @genmon.bsky.social)
- Community gardens as coral reefs for addressing climate change (Kate Brown)
- Embracing a hybrid career path (John Maeda, @melaniekahl.bsky.social)
1/5 Giving circles are a powerful way to make a difference. Over the past 2 years, my giving circle has supported 18 organizations tackling critical issues. From housing insecurity to climate change, we're making an impact together.
August 22, 2024 at 4:34 PM
1/5 Giving circles are a powerful way to make a difference. Over the past 2 years, my giving circle has supported 18 organizations tackling critical issues. From housing insecurity to climate change, we're making an impact together.
I’ve seen this episode before. Watch out for Danny.
August 14, 2024 at 10:56 PM
I’ve seen this episode before. Watch out for Danny.