“All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason.”
–Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason
If Kant taught us anything, is that humans do not respond to reality directly — they respond to what reality means to them.
These topics explore how perception, belief, narrative, trust, and values shape behavior inside systems. Markets, organizations, and technologies do not operate in a vacuum; they are interpreted, justified, resisted, and sustained by human meaning-making.
Many problems that appear technical or economic are, at their core, problems of interpretation: what people believe is fair, possible, legitimate, or worth pursuing. Ignoring this layer leads to brittle strategies and fragile systems. We humans are first of all emotional and motivated creatures and rational last. (usually in a way that confirms our preexisting beliefs, reaffirms are previous decisions and affirms our identity)
If you want to understand why rational plans fail, why incentives misfire, and why change is resisted even when logic is sound, meaning is not optional — it is foundational.
Essays and Post on the Meaning Knowledge Branch:
All History is Narrative but not all Narrative is History
Taped Banana Work of Art or Con of Art?
Frames, Games, and Meaning: Why Arguments Never End
Why “Think Before You Speak” Sounds Wise—and Still Misses the Point
Facebook Developer’s Conference F8 – 2019: My Takes
Trust. Loyalty, What Marketing and Business is Really All About.
Kantian Fairness, Reciprocity. Wisdom from Google for Your Business and Your Life.
The Problem is Choice, the Guppy Fish Paradox
Travel Often: I said often, not far. Lessons from being on the road.
Why we naturally fear change and why you should care
Mental Time Traveling: How Mindset Shapes Meaning, Choice, and Action
The Frame Problem. A.I. And machine learning insight for your Company
Levels of Abstraction of Personal and Societal Organization
Creativity: Blessing? Curse? How to make the most of it