by Michelle Fitzmaurice | Aug 24, 2026 | Activation Energy, Notes from the Field, Observation, Systems
Good systems do not require perfect humans. They are designed around the humans who actually exist. My pressure cooker has quietly taken control of dinner. This was not part of a deliberate household transformation strategy. There was no implementation plan,...
by Michelle Fitzmaurice | Jul 24, 2026 | Systems
A research cohort is often funded as though it were a single-use object. Recruit the participants. Collect the samples. Answer the funded question. Publish the findings. Close the project. But a well-designed cohort can become something much more valuable. The Healthy...
