Welcome!

 

I want to thank you for becoming a TISD contributing member of my blog. You may have not known exactly what to expect when you subscribed. Perhaps you read something you liked so you decided to give it a try.

I’d like to give you a clearer sense of what I’m trying to do, why I think it matters, and how to get more out of it.

Soon, someone will publish on TISD to share an experience, an idea, or a perspective with the online world. Some will be professional writers representing the technical community. As momentum builds over time, I hope to hear from fellow doctoral students, or students just beginning their college journey. Others will be simply publishing of their own accord. One might even be you, writing about what matters to you. Each has a chance to influence others, express their ideas and concepts, initiate a topic or project, and perhaps even start an innovative campaign.

I hope to encourage these writers to find the audience they deserve, using a community of critical thinkers including content curators, editors, computer scientists, hobbyists, and makers. I hope to see a cross-section of people read and connect on TISD every month. My hope is that they understand the world more deeply by doing so and grow intellectually.

Therefore, TISD has launched in cyberspace: to deepen understanding of the world and spread innovative ideas that matter.

I pursue this with humility because it is a job that will never end. But I also recognize the information we imbibe plays a huge part in shaping how we think. It can divide us or empower us. It can lead to insight or spark anxiety.

There is a need today to reinvent the systems that dominate our information landscape—and, therefore, our attention. One may question if they create more clarity or confusion. Do they mislead more than they persuade or inform?

TISD is creating not just technology, and not just technical content, but a new information ecosystem—one that is open for everyone to participate in freely. One that rewards quality over quantity. One that spreads important ideas and sparks intelligent conversations. One that supports nuance, complexity, and substantive storytelling that would not be possible anywhere else.

Over the past few years, I have embarked on a long and winding doctoral journey of not only learning new knowledge but creating new ideas. I’ve been through the peaks and valleys of this challenging endeavor. I have come a long way on this journey to persuade myself that I can reach this lofty goal. My cohort of fellow learners is just getting started. At any time, feel free to reflect upon some of my posts and contribute your own dialogue. Rest assured; your thoughts will be considered.