Circudyne
Circudyne
The art and science of circular transformation
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Circudyne

Subscription Fatigue

Winslow Homer's Breezing Up: a man and three boys sailing a catboat in fair wind, leaning confidently into the sea, with a schooner visible on the horizon
On the Bubble

Why Self-Disrupt?

The environmental imperative is the reason to begin. This is about why you'll be glad you did it. Have to versus get to. Part I of a two-part conclusion.
Three peasant women bend over a harvested field, quietly gathering what the system left behind. The establishment's surplus towers in the background. They don't look up. They don't need to.
Rebellion

Are You a Punk?

When institutions produce the chaos, order becomes the rebellion. The punks of 2026 don't sneer. They say "no thank you" and build something without you.
A luminous figure rises from a recumbent body, arms extended in reluctance. William Blake's 1808 engraving for Robert Blair's poem The Grave.
Future Proofing

Vendor Dependency and the Loveless Long-Term Relationship

In a performance economy, the product is a vessel. The software is the spirit. What happens when the spirit departs?
Mary Cassatt's "Young Mother Sewing" (1900): a child leans into her mother's lap with total trust while the mother calmly continues her work, absorbing the contact without interruption.
Reassurance

Reassurance is a Strategic Capacity

The performance economy, at its best, creates the conditions for play. At its worst, it creates the conditions for vigilance.