We recently finished our 25th episode. Time (and events) are moving fast.
At end of long week I offer a short riff on:
==> What is the Great Simplification?
==> What have I learned in doing the first 25 episodes?
==>What is a framework for solutions responses?
Teaser photo credit: Vladislav Babienko on Unsplash.
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