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Chasing a Vision

I used to work with a guy whose nickname was the Wiz. He was an exceptional liar and a great storyteller. When the Wiz told a story he’d get all worked up, his arms waving and the veins popping out of his bald head. We used to joke that the reason he got so excited was because he didn’t know how the story was going to end either.

Design is a little bit like that idea that the ending isn’t always certain at the beginning. We might have an idea

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