Jesse Hirsh

Dark patterns is a phrase used to describe design principles that attempt to influence or shift your behaviour in a specific and desired direction.
We experience these dark patterns everyday. On the web, and via our digital media. Sometimes these examples are glaring, other times so successfully subtle as to make them nearly invisible....

It may no longer be a cliché to argue that we live in different realities that themselves appear to be diverging. The obvious example being the expanding gap between those of us who have taken the science behind this pandemic seriously, and those who...

Limited time offer, remote work conditions apply
As we approach August, and the delta variant spreads rapidly in advance of a fall peak, remote work is received renewed attention. Not just as a necessity, but as a competitive advantage.
Mid-summer is a good time to assess what we do, why, and more importantly from where. Rather than frame remote work as an accommodation, what if it was instead framed as an opportunity....

In this latest episode I speak with Reuben Christian about his work exploring the intersections of our culture while getting people together to experience joy. He argues we need more emotional literacy to better appreciate our shared humanity. If more...