Archive - New Artisans

From Going Round in Circles

To creating paths for others

Jun 24 •

Richard Merrick

What Do You Belong To?

Whose signature does the work you do carry?

Jun 18 •

Richard Merrick

The Artisan's Dilemma

Reclaiming and Retaining Agency in the Age of AI

Jun 10 •

Richard Merrick

Artisans: Plants, or Gardeners?

What I Learned About Value at a Plant Fair

Jun 3 •

Richard Merrick

May 2025

Which end of the centaur do we want to be?

May 28 •

Richard Merrick

Power is no substitute for Skill

May 20 •

Richard Merrick

The Artisan and the Wraith

When technology hollows us out...

May 13 •

Richard Merrick

Simplify, Add Lightness, Create Room to Spare...

Thriving in Radical Uncertainty

May 7 •

Richard Merrick

When ideas gather..

May 5 •

Richard Merrick

April 2025

Relationships dilute with distance

Apr 30 •

Richard Merrick

Making Life Difficult

Breaking the flywheel of Easy

Apr 23 •

Richard Merrick

And the courage to change the things we can.

Apr 16 •

Richard Merrick

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