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Innovation

agents, ai, disposable-software

Software for a Six-Day Trip

Six days of software: the login page for our Thanksgiving trip app.

I talked to my computer about a vacation and ten minutes later we had an app for it. Here is why that matters more than it sounds.

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ai, local models, routers

Models Will Be Commodities

Terminal chat: a weather question routed to a local tool, then a fun fact answered by a local 35B model
Local-first: a weather lookup and a fun fact, answered on the machine.

Most of what people ask a model is about to run on hardware they already own. Here is what I think that changes.

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The Harness, Not the Agent

Terminal screenshot of Claude Code v2.1.138 starting up, showing the empty prompt and status bar.

Lance Eaton wrote a careful piece on agentic AI in education. He names a real tension. Agentic tools cut friction. Learning needs friction. He’s right to worry. He’s also looking at the wrong layer. The interesting thing isn’t Claude Code itself (although it’s a fun…

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design, entrepreneurship, figma

The Power of Figma in Entrepreneurship Education

Figma logo — the red, purple, blue, and green F mark on a black rounded square

In the realm of entrepreneurship (eship) education, where ideas are the currency and innovation is the goal, having a versatile tool that can shepherd an idea from its nascent stages to a tangible prototype is invaluable. Enter Figma—a design tool that has become a cornerstone…

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Proximity or Distance: Which is best?

New office in downtown Lexington mid-move-in: couch with a Delve Deeper poster, fireplace, meeting table, and desk

I recently moved my office to be approximately two minutes from the center that I run at Washington and Lee. It’s a beautiful space in downtown Lexington, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the move. One of the primary driving factors behind the change…

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TSW* S1E1 – Jake Juracka

This Should Work* podcast cover art, black title on a yellow gradient

I’m rebooting my old podcast, This Should Work* with a new focus on innovation centers. Check out the first episode below. — In this episode, I’m thrilled to have Jake Juracka, the talented Senior Associate Director at The Garage at Northwestern University and my former…

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