Where the Bullet Train Is Taking Us
Lizzie Lee September 21, 2026 “…the essence of being human. It speaks of the fact that my humanity is caught up and is inextricably bound up in yours. I am human because I belong to the whole, to the community…” Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize A Play on My Brain Stage When I want to […]
Beyond Boundaries: A Cross-Cultural Strategy for Global Design Integration
“We can thrive in our own tradition, even as we learn from others, and come to respect their teachings.” — Kofi Annan giving his 2001 Nobel Prize speech PROJECT OVERVIEW This project centered on a global coordination framework to redefine system architecture for an airplane derivative model at a large-scale systems integration effort in […]
The Strategy is in the Room: Planning Projects on Human Connection
“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” — Isaac Newton An algorithm looks at a project and sees a set of data points to be optimized; we look at a project and see the complex human dynamics required to make it work. While AI can process information, it cannot capture the implicit lessons […]
Behind the Scenes: A Tale of Two Cities
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” —C. Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Seattle & Amsterdam in Sync! For Aponwao, this feels uncannily familiar, not in revolutionary France, but in the conditions under which work succeeds or […]