Swedish communication theorist born in Liberia. Working with design, education and writing to support human rights in tech. Decades of digital experience and a deep concern for universal wellbeing.
🍎This is a sample from the 1993 novel Little Bossman. Download the book for free. I’m dreaming. I’m standing at the edge of a garden, holding a sparkly cocktail glass with a yellow liquid. I down it in a gulp and look towards the sound of the recurring...
🍎This is a sample from the 1993 novel Little Bossman. Download the book for free. ”What you do is, you shoot them down, one by one.” He lifts his right hand and points a chubby finger at the table, firing slow-motion shots at each of the three empty wine-glasses, his...
October 20, 1999 Have you ever been in a meeting (this is a rhetorical question, yes), listened to several participants go on and on for a length of time about something that seems very dear to them… and asked yourself: ”Why in the name of Jack-and-the beanstalk are they telling...
June 20, 1999 DO YOU SPEND TIME spontaneously chatting with coworkers in the hallways, by the coffee machine, or after meetings? How often do you feel that these chats lead to new knowledge, new ideas and new ways of thinking that benefit the way you work? In my case, it’...
June 7, 1999 YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE how often over the past month I’ve heard the words: “I’m a bit stressed, could we do it some other time?” It’s almost as if stress is a new buzzword. And I’m also noticing it on all my mailing...
September 23, 1999 I HAVE AN acquaintance who in his resume once wrote that he was experienced within the fields of CGI, Perl, SQL, SSI, CSS and TLA. The people who hired him never asked him about any of the abbreviations and perhaps they merely regarded TLA as a valuable...
I’M ALMOST DISAPPOINTED ;). I half-expected to wake up to a world in technological chaos, planes crashing, traffic signals going berserk, microwaves exploding, and my cell phone calling India for no apparent reason :). Reports from Japan, however, tell the tale that nothing happened. What a drag… after building up momentum...
Sep 8, 1999 1. INTRODUCTION As a subscriber of many mailing lists I am well aware of the ‘netiquette’ that must be followed when posting and responding to messages. This netiquette has evolved for purposes of readability, faster downloads and a feeling of community. It should be respected by all...
August 25, 1999 YESTERDAY, IGNORANT. TODAY, enlightened. I have truly witnessed the work of a genius, and I am not the first to proclaim that I have. The theatre of Robert Wilson grasped me from the very first moment, held me, shook me, dug a pit in my chest and...