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Jen Briselli

@jbriselli.bsky.social

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anarcho absurdist agential realist • experience strategy, service design, systems & complexity science, scicomm, rhetoric, education, death metal • past: physics teacher, exec @Mad*Pow • present: playing hockey, learning drums, co-founder @Topology

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Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Jun 1

“To hell with the future. It's a man eating idol.”
Ivan Illich

Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · 14d

That’s not a bad idea. Muting isn’t something I’ve played with as much as other levers - I’ll have to explore that. Thanks!

Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · 17d

Interesting... I don't know anyone offhand with the kind of development track record they're asking for but I'd still circulate it because I'm sure someone among our crew might have it in the mix...

Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · 18d

I keep trying to keep a rhythm with BlueSky, but of all my internet things, it ends up feeling the most doom-scroll-y and I drop away. I've worked hard to curate my feed and yet the smart people I like hearing from nonetheless contribute. How are you guys doing this thing everyday? Pro tips welcome.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 19d

A lot of advice for improving team velocity looks like speedrunning: sequence break as much as possible, any% everything in between.

But life isn't a video game, and shoveling crap at colleagues and customers is not a winning long-term strategy. No LLM can stand in for actual human teammates.

The people ARE the process

Cutting down on collaboration tricks you into thinking you're going faster, but it destroys the divergence effects that make the design process valuable.

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Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · 29d

To imagine, this was satire 50 years ago… what a time to be alive. 😬

Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · 29d

I've been re-watching Monty Python's Flying Circus over dinner the last few weeks and when I hit episode 12 I did a spit take. If I was teaching history right now, I'd ask my students to watch this sketch and reflect on current events. 🫠

"Well, I think he'd do a lot of good for the stock exchange."

Monty Python - Mr. Hilter

YouTube video by Caio Badner

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Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yep - a recording will end up on YouTube sooner or later. I’ll make a point to share it here plus we’re hoping this becomes a bit of an ongoing dialogue vs. a one and done.

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Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Jun 1

“To hell with the future. It's a man eating idol.”
Ivan Illich

Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Apr 29

I spend a lot of time explaining what I mean by #complexity informed. I enjoy it, but I wished there was a video (more invitation than explainer) to help me do the job. After hunting for something that didn't really exist, I decided to just make it. Maybe it'll help you too: youtu.be/o-gOyaXZLqo?...

What is Complexity Informed Strategy?

YouTube video by Topology

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Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Apr 18

I've fallen into lurker mode with this site lately but I'm still here... and this week I wrote this thing that seemed to resonate with a bunch of folks, maybe if you're into #SystemsThinking or #Complexity you'll dig it too:

Letter to a Young Systems Thinker

Don’t search for the answers.

medium.com

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Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Mar 20

Liz this is the highest compliment!

Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Mar 20

Hi. I wrote a thing about learning and apprenticeship that intersects a bit with #edusky and #complexity and would love to hear from you if it resonates...

Apprenticeship Is Dead. Long Live Apprenticeship.

Expertise is a group project.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 5

just saying: it's possible that "I'm gonna dramatically constrict my state capacity while plotting dramatic imperial expansion, and expanding my set of internal enemies while alienating most of my foreign allies" is the beginning of a world-historical masterstroke. but also possible that it isn't

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Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Feb 4

Me too, pal… me too.

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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · Feb 4

Y'all pick a lane. Then make a little progress in your lane each day.

Every serious, experienced organizer I know is Doing Their Thing. Instead of freaking out about each bit of bad news, we're in our lanes rapidly building dual power infrastructure and networks that don't rely on the goverment.

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Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Feb 4

me, increasingly, in response to literally everything

youtu.be/lFIYKmos3-s?...

Richard Feynman - Names Don't Constitute Knowledge

YouTube video by Caitlin Spies

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🦇Miss Hell Batkeeper🦇 @mishellbaker.bsky.social · Jan 21

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.

Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

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Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Jan 17

Awwww. Mine are both pittie mixes too but the other guy (Iggy) is part bull terrier so he acts a lot like Spuds MacKenzie. They are trouble.

Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Jan 15

Do these folks not realize that something being "allowed" or "not allowed" on social media platforms is, uh, not quite the same as something being completely and socially acceptable?

Also... xkcd.com/1357

Jen Briselli @jbriselli.bsky.social · Jan 15

This guy gets it.

www.instagram.com/p/DE24GKTNRA...