If you were an old-school lumberjack skilled with an axe, what would you do if I gave you a chainsaw – which you have never seen before? Would you welcome the upgrade or resist the change? Would you need a tutorial or figure it out on your own? <yikes> Whatever the approach, it’s hard to deny that the chainsaw is going to increase the amount of wood you would be able to cut in less time —…

“Like generations before us who lost spaces to raids, AIDS, and gentrification before it had the fancy name, we’re learning just how much these places could feel like a living room, or even bedrooms, and the grief of not saying goodbye to these homes together is painful.” …

There has been no shortage of grand declarations and knee-jerk reactions to what the future of work(place) will look like. From the integration of thermal cameras and a TSA-styled lobby to the definitive death of the office altogether, in favor of remote working. Before we all get too carried away…

Glancing at the clock, you realize it’s time. You gather the gear: face mask, gloves, hand sanitizer, and the mental resiliency to brave the outside world. You take one more unmasked breath before stepping out of your safe space into the unknown. Grocery store, here I come! The queue of…

When I was a little kid, I loved taking my toys apart. This childish act of destruction was fueled by my desire to understand how things worked. It’s almost as if I couldn’t play with the toy until I knew what it was made of and how all of its pieces fit together. Inanimate objects weren’t the only subjects of my inquisitive…

These are uncertain times for us all. In this time of physical isolation, we are being forced to experience ourselves differently. How we relate to those close to us, to the outside world, and to the work we do. San Francisco was one of the first cities in the US…