What we say and do echoes through the behavior of others. Let us be mindful of what memes we propagate and our memetic footprint.
This is both a positive call to action, but also a reminder that negative behaviours spread too.
When you see a good idea, share it. Spread good memes.
Our destination is not our destiny.
Building the future we believe in will take an extraordinary amount of effort, contribution and discipline.
We have to be mindful that audacious visions need enormous care. We have to care. A historical opportunity has been presented to us, and we must bring our very best to live up to this worthy challenge.
At Auki you’ll be given the space, opportunity and mandate to do the best work of your career - because we will have to be the best to win.
Complex ideas require a lot of thought to get right, and not thinking things through can lead you down dead ends.
When you share your ideas with a colleague early it forces you to put language to your thoughts, which helps it crystallize and, more importantly, propagate.
When designing a solution, we encourage each other to think out loud together.
Expressing our ideas early helps us get the most out of work with inter-cognitive reasoning.
Being productive means being in the right headspace for long periods of time. Creating and maintaining productive spaces is difficult, especially if we are not mindful about it.
Every space has a purpose. Every conversation has a desired outcome. Exercise space hygiene and help keep our conversations on topic and our spaces fit for purpose.
The world is moving incredibly fast, and there are new opportunities and challenges coming our way constantly. Let’s not be complacent in our expertise, but be humble when presented with new information.
Winning this race will require being the best, and becoming the best will require a lot of learning.
The cultural landscape of civilization is in a bad state. It’s becoming increasingly hard to trust information, and there are many bad actors that lie without flinching.
Nothing is more powerful than the truth. Being truthful in our interactions with each other and the world means being sincere. Let’s be radically sincere, outspoken and honest about what we are trying to do and how we are trying to win.