Szymon Kaliski

Research Themes

• it might be a better idea to form research tracks/themes, than to research a specific thing
  • when you research a specific thing you kind of know what it is already, so there's not that much to gain
  • research theme becomes like a vector of thought pointing in some direction, while allowing for exploration
• some themes that I stumbled upon:
  • Environments not App Pickers (Ink&Switch)
  • Fidelity of The Tool Should be Proportional to The Maturity of The Idea (Ink&Switch)
  • Gradual Enhancement (Ink&Switch)
  • Local-First Software (Ink&Switch)
  • Programmable Ink (Ink&Switch)
  • Modeless (Jef Raskin)
  • No Chrome (Ink&Switch)
  • Tools as Collaborators (Ink&Switch)
  • Protecting Fragile Human Creativity (Ink&Switch)
  • "drawing on strengths of human interaction" (May-Li Khoe)
  • "fund people, not projects" (PARC)
  • "milestones, not deadlines" (PARC)
  • "problem-finding, not just problem-solving" (PARC)
  • "visions, not goals" (PARC)

Backlinks

1. 2024-11-11Programmable Ink¹
2. 2022-04-26Where Do Ideas Come From?¹
3. 2022-01-18No Chrome¹
4. 2021-09-06Tools as Collaborators¹
5. 2020-12-13Research¹