Author: ryan glasgo
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Lessons from Aviation
Before I left Seattle a year ago, one thing stood out on my Pacific Northwest bucket list: fly a plane. I’d been tipped off that a local Intro to Flight class was $100, and the class included an hour of flight time with control of the plane. I scheduled my intro flight on a clear…
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Lessons from Bamboo Scaffolding
When I lived in Hong Kong, there wasn’t a day that passed during those years when a sight, smell, or interaction didn’t astound me at some point. Energy emanates from every winding bend in the road, every double-decker bus and tram that “ding dings” along, and every intersection where movement is incessantly frenetic. Hong Kong’s…
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Lessons from the Industrial Metaverse
Recently, I participated in two experiences that were intrinsically linked from separate realms: one event was physical, one event was digital. Together, they led me to better understand the promise and principles of the Industrial Metaverse and sparked a larger question: can more mission driven organizations use these principles to develop new pathways and strategies?…
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Lessons from a Cinematic Technique
We all know images have the ability to motivate and inspire by striking emotional chords, evoking a deeper sense of purpose, or reincarnating shared experiences. When we think of how visuals play a role in storytelling, we often think of explicit imagery that directly reinforces or connects the narratives we’re trying to tell and weave…
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Lessons from an Open World
Summary: “Lessons from an Open World” is a blog post about the design principles behind the creation of the video game Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and how those principles can be applied to mission-driven work in other fields. The post goes on to explore the back-end design process of the game, including the establishment…
Mission Driven Strategy and Operations 