Designing Impact

The Impact of Need Finding

Why teams that discover needs earlier outperform and how IBM built the methods and culture to make it happen at scale

Apr 29 • Scott Hines

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March 2026

Stairways to Nowhere: Why the Blueprint Comes First

Blueprints matter more in the age of AI, not less.

Mar 4 • Scott Hines

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February 2026

Visual Companion: Centuries in Every Course

On intention, craft, and what it means to design for a place

Feb 24 • Scott Hines

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Centuries in Every Course: Designing Impact That Lasts

What a meal in the Andes teaches about designing impact that lasts

Feb 17 • Scott Hines

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October 2025

What 15 AI Researchers at TEDAI 2025 Revealed About the Future of AI

I wrote this synthesis after TEDAI 2025 in October.

Oct 28, 2025 • Scott Hines

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September 2025

Peak Leadership: Insights from a Journey to Mount Whitney

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.” — John Muir

Sep 9, 2025 • Scott Hines

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