The Rabbit Hole

Hundreds of millions of people use Apple products every day; several thousand work on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California; but only a handful sit at the drawing board. Creative Selection recounts the life of one of the few who worked behind the scenes, a highly-respected software engineer who worked in the final years of the Steve Jobs era―the Golden Age of Apple.  Full notes on Creative Selection here  Buy the book here *** To support: Rate and share this podcast Sign up for The Rabbit Hole newsletter Become a patron Join The Latticework To connect: Twitter LinkedIn Sponsor: The Rabbit Hole podcast is brought to you by The Latticework. The Latticework curates, explains and interconnects hundreds of mental models so that you can become a better multidisciplinary thinker. Every partner applies and is vetted, ensuring a high-quality, curious, and low-ego community. Join hundreds of partners from around the world by applying here, or learn more at LTCWRK.com Become Multidisciplinary. Think Better

A short, beautiful book on how to better connect with yourself, with others, with nature. Full notes on How to Connect here  Buy the book here *** To support: Rate and share this podcast Sign up for The Rabbit Hole newsletter Become a patron Join The Latticework To connect: Twitter LinkedIn Sponsor: The Rabbit Hole podcast is brought to you by The Latticework. The Latticework curates, explains and interconnects hundreds of mental models so that you can become a better multidisciplinary thinker. Every partner applies and is vetted, ensuring a high-quality, curious, and low-ego community. Join hundreds of partners from around the world by applying here, or learn more at LTCWRK.com Become Multidisciplinary. Think Better

Drawing on Zen philosophy and his expertise in the martial art of aikido, best-selling author George Leonard shows how the process of mastery can help us attain a higher level of excellence and a deeper sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in our daily lives. Full notes on Mastery here  Buy the book here *** To support: Rate and share this podcast Sign up for The Rabbit Hole newsletter Become a patron Join The Latticework To connect: Twitter LinkedIn Sponsor: The Rabbit Hole podcast is brought to you by The Latticework. The Latticework curates, explains and interconnects hundreds of mental models so that you can become a better multidisciplinary thinker. Every partner applies and is vetted, ensuring a high-quality, curious, and low-ego community. Join hundreds of partners from around the world by applying here, or learn more at LTCWRK.com Become Multidisciplinary. Think Better

Learn how to build great products through continuous discovery, including weekly touch points, developing six mindsets, opportunity solution trees, the product trio, drawing exercises, testing assumptions, and establishing a framework. Explore continuous discovery habits for product development, including competitor monitoring, user testing, data analysis, persona updates, idea generation, and stakeholder reviews. Understand the importance of iterating and adapting based on feedback and outcomes.

We think best when we incorporate our bodies, spaces, and relationships. Full notes on The Extended Mind here  Buy the book here *** To support: Rate and share this podcast Sign up for The Rabbit Hole newsletter Become a patron Join The Latticework To connect: Twitter LinkedIn Sponsor: The Rabbit Hole podcast is brought to you by The Latticework. The Latticework curates, explains and interconnects hundreds of mental models so that you can become a better multidisciplinary thinker. Every partner applies and is vetted, ensuring a high-quality, curious, and low-ego community. Join hundreds of partners from around the world by applying here, or learn more at LTCWRK.com Become Multidisciplinary. Think Better

Tactical empathy is the cornerstone of this book, and it is listening as a martial art. Listening is a very active process and allows you to get into the mind of the other person. Full notes on Never Split The Difference here  Buy the book here *** To support: Rate and share this podcast Sign up for The Rabbit Hole newsletter Become a patron Join The Latticework To connect: Twitter LinkedIn Sponsor: The Rabbit Hole podcast is brought to you by The Latticework. The Latticework curates, explains and interconnects hundreds of mental models so that you can become a better multidisciplinary thinker. Every partner applies and is vetted, ensuring a high-quality, curious, and low-ego community. Join hundreds of partners from around the world by applying here, or learn more at LTCWRK.com Become Multidisciplinary. Think Better

Revolutionizing the railroad system, Hunter Harrison worked his way up from laborer to CEO. Turning the companies into cash-producing workhorses, he never accepted the status quo.  The biography offers deep insights that all businesses can use when it comes to running a successful company. Full notes on Railroader here  Buy the book here *** To support: Rate and share this podcast Sign up for The Rabbit Hole newsletter Become a patron Join The Latticework To connect: Twitter LinkedIn Sponsor: The Rabbit Hole podcast is brought to you by The Latticework. The Latticework curates, explains and interconnects hundreds of mental models so that you can become a better multidisciplinary thinker. Every partner applies and is vetted, ensuring a high-quality, curious, and low-ego community. Join hundreds of partners from around the world by applying here, or learn more at LTCWRK.com Become Multidisciplinary. Think Better

So many successful products fail because they don't carefully study the inputs that lead to revenue while spending a ton of time understanding costs. That's a wild asymmetry of precision for two elements that are equally important in determining viability. Full notes on Monetizing Innovation here  Buy the book herehttps://amzn.to/3qbYL6I *** To support: Rate and share this podcast Sign up for The Rabbit Hole newsletter Become a patron Join The Latticework To connect: Twitter LinkedIn Sponsor: The Rabbit Hole podcast is brought to you by The Latticework. The Latticework curates, explains and interconnects hundreds of mental models so that you can become a better multidisciplinary thinker. Every partner applies and is vetted, ensuring a high-quality, curious, and low-ego community. Join hundreds of partners from around the world by applying here, or learn more at LTCWRK.com Become Multidisciplinary. Think Better

Understand how to conduct good customer interviews that help you uncover helpful perspectives. Full notes on The Mom Test here  Buy the book here *** To support: Rate and share this podcast Sign up for The Rabbit Hole newsletter Become a patron Join The Latticework To connect: Twitter LinkedIn Sponsor: The Rabbit Hole podcast is brought to you by The Latticework. The Latticework curates, explains and interconnects hundreds of mental models so that you can become a better multidisciplinary thinker. Every partner applies and is vetted, ensuring a high-quality, curious, and low-ego community. Join hundreds of partners from around the world by applying here, or learn more at LTCWRK.com Become Multidisciplinary. Think Better

Rick Rubin is a legendary music producer and in this book he shares his experience in how we can all tap into our creativity, unleashing the artist within each of us. Full notes on The Creative Act here  Buy the book here *** To support: Rate and share this podcast Sign up for The Rabbit Hole newsletter Become a patron Join The Latticework To connect: Twitter LinkedIn Sponsor: The Rabbit Hole podcast is brought to you by The Latticework. The Latticework curates, explains and interconnects hundreds of mental models so that you can become a better multidisciplinary thinker. Every partner applies and is vetted, ensuring a high-quality, curious, and low-ego community. Join hundreds of partners from around the world by applying here, or learn more at LTCWRK.com Become Multidisciplinary. Think Better