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May 16, 2023

Hope and Fear: the New Industrial Revolution of Generative AI is here

The second Industrial Revolution is coming, and it will be powered by generative AI. The potential benefits are huge, but so is the peril.

An allegorical image of Captain Swing, the leader of the anti-industrial resistance

Richard W. DeVaul

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Jun 2, 2021

queer innovation

Long before I realize that I was queer, Alan Turing was my hero. Turing is known today as a larger-than-life figure who fought Nazis with…

queer innovation

Richard W. DeVaul

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May 3, 2021

Want innovation? You need healthy conflict

Conflict isn’t a problem, conflict avoidance is. Learn how fostering positive conflict can improve team safety and drive innovation.

Want innovation? You need healthy conflict

Richard W. DeVaul

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Apr 14, 2021

Want innovation? Forget invention, learn to execute

Innovation is not about invention. Learn how great design plus an execution focus can supercharge your innovation process

Want innovation? Forget invention, learn to execute

Richard W. DeVaul

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Apr 7, 2021

why you should focus early: expense vs. optionality

wisdom from Apple: why focusing early provides maximum influence over product outcomes at minimum cost

a chart showing two crossing curves vs time: exponentially decaying influence over outcomes, exponentially rising costs

Richard W. DeVaul

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Apr 2, 2021

Don’t Stack Moonshots

When doing #innovation, don’t stack #moonshots. It’s hard enough to get a single-stage rocket off the ground.

Don’t Stack Moonshots

Richard W. DeVaul

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Jan 28, 2021

Corporations have printed money for years. Why can’t we?

a proposal for the creation of a locally-issued, UBI-supporting currency to build a more robust and humane economy

Simplified schematic of the circulation of the LUD in the local economy

Richard W. DeVaul

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Jan 28, 2020

Deepfakes mean the end of shared reality, and nobody is ready

how an obscure AI technique will rewrite history, alter our personal memories, and threatens democratic institutions and reality itself

Schematic diagram of generative adversarial network, depicting inputs and outputs

Richard W. DeVaul

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Nov 22, 2019

Want innovation? Get designers, not inventors

Focusing on invention? You are doing it wrong. Find out why design, and not invention, is the key to successful innovation.

Want innovation? Get designers, not inventors

Richard W. DeVaul

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May 21, 2019

The Seven Perils of Innovation

Common failure modes that doom early-stage innovation efforts in startups and corporate research labs.

The Seven Perils of Innovation

Richard W. DeVaul

Richard W. DeVaul

Founder, mad scientist, moonshot launcher. Writes on innovation, entrepreneurship, and social/queer issues. ex-CTO of Google X. @rdevaul on twitter

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