All Hunches

I'm noticing that... My DC taxi driver said he doesn’t care who wins the election. But he hopes for a peaceful transfer of power.

I'm noticing that... When people get better at observing they become more curious

I wonder if... we spent more time imagining the IMPOSSIBLE we would get to a POSSIBLE that is a better future for all of us

I have a hunch that... cohort marketing is driving our current cultural zeitgeist. Amusing ourselves to distraction, herded and prodded into demographic cohorts by algorithms manipulated by marketing pros, resulting in unrealistic political perceptions as warped as Machiavellian reality show producers.

I'm noticing that... texting as a form of communication has many cons along with the pros. Pro: We are more connected to our children through texting. Con: When miscommunication happens, things go south fast. Turns out intonation & inflection matter.

I wonder if... there will ever be a revolution that creates one world, with one government…without borders, corruption and with unconditional love and acceptance.

I have a feeling that... if artists were included at every step when people in power are trying to solve our biggest issues (hunger, housing, climate, health, etc.), then these issues would be solved faster and at lower cost, AND we'd be empowering and engaging communities in more equitable solutions.

I'm noticing that... ChatGPT is too servile to be a full human. Maybe we need some teenage AI chatbots to see if they grow into general intelligence by way of rebellion?

I have a hunch that... hydrogen fuel cells will be the energy of the future for airplanes and boats. It's the most energy dense fuel, the only by product is H2O, and can be an incredibly sustainable fuel if the input energy is renewable (wind, solar, etc.)!

I'm noticing that... my old friends remember things I said that I can’t even imagine having said now. I wonder what influence being around people who grew up with has on your current perceptions about yourself.

I wonder if... Wikipedia ever thought about being AI driven

I wonder if... the use of AI design tools will diminish the role of good architecture to enhance a sense of place. If you can easily borrow a building form from Rio and dump it in Cleveland, it will be easy to be lazy about understanding what's special and unique about where you are building.

I wonder if... AI leads to fewer mistakes and that leads to fewer breakthrough innovations.

I have a hunch that... small language models and "constrained" uses of AI can help address the challenges of hallucinations (for altruistic actors)

I wonder if... advertisers study cults to learn how to sell and vice versa

I'm noticing that... more and more companies are sending opt-out emails for holidays like Father's Day and Mother's Day, which feels like an acknowledgment of the existence of non-traditional families and fraught relationships that can exist between caregivers and children

I'm noticing that... people are focusing less on being productive and instead being generative

I have a feeling that... there are interesting things around changing philosophies in youth sports, along with changes in parenting styles over the latest generation and last couple decades

I wonder if... kids increased video watching in many situations makes them/trains them to be less car sick?

I wonder if... the rise in rage will lead to an uptick in heart attacks?

I have a hunch that... we're missing something about how chemical/environmental factors are affecting us. I'm thinking of increasing cancer rates in younger people and increasing rates of a variety of mental health challenges.

I'm noticing that... with the campus protests and encampments, people are making parallels to the 1960s. Will we see a new social movement arise as a result of this wave of radicalization?