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THE MINDSET THAT KEPT US IN THE WORK

How was your week? Mine has been quieter than usual, which is often when the harder thoughts finally have room to surface. Last week, I wrote about catching myself doing the very thing I warn others about. Chasing noise. Confusing motion with progress. Letting urgency crowd out judgment. This week feels like the natural continuation of that thought. Because once you stop chasing everything, you are left with a more uncomfortable question. What actually keeps you in the work w

Jan Zucker

Dec 19, 20253 min read

Inside DCC: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What We Learned

Hey! How was your week? Mine has been reflective and a little uncomfortable, which is usually a sign that something useful is happening. Last week, we talked about the people who shaped our year. This week is about the work itself. Not the polished version. The real one. The parts that worked, the parts that didn’t, and what it actually cost us to learn the difference. I want to start with something simple. Some of what we believed at the beginning of the year turned out to

Jan Zucker

Dec 14, 20253 min read

Lewis Latimer: The Man Who Made Light and Communication Work

Lewis Latimer Most of us flip a light switch or make a phone call without a second thought. But behind every spark of electricity and every connection lies Lewis Latimer, a man whose work made these everyday miracles possible. While the world celebrated the inventors, Latimer quietly solved the problems that turned ideas into realities we rely on every day. Without his work, the conveniences we take for granted wouldn’t exist the way they do today. Turning Ideas into Reality

Jan Zucker

Dec 11, 20252 min read

The People Who Shaped Our Year: The Hands, Minds, and Moments That Mattered

Hi, how was your week? Mine has been one of those where I needed to get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. And here's why: This is the time every year when I usually take some time to build out the strategy for the next twelve months. The team maps out priorities, spots the opportunities, and decides what we want to create. This year feels very different, almost terrifyingly so. As I look ahead to 2026, it is clear that we are in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime tran

Jan Zucker

Dec 7, 20256 min read

Ada Lovelace: How One Woman Predicted the Age of AI

Ada Lovelace We are continuing our series on overshadowed geniuses who quietly built the future. Today, it’s Ada Lovelace. Most people know her as “the first computer programmer,” but that barely scratches the surface. She imagined a world where machines could think, create, and interact with us, decades before anyone else even considered it. She saw the future, and nobody believed her. The Analytical Engine and the First Algorithm Ada worked with Charles Babbage, trans

Jan Zucker

Nov 27, 20252 min read

The Cost of Seeing Clearly: How Wisdom Demands Its Own Price

Hi everyone, how’s your week? Mine was special! Very special! For the first time in a few years, I took some time off and travelled to meet a group of people I had been meeting with 2 or 3 times a week on Zoom for 2 years. There was a sereness to meeting a dozen people for the first time in person and yet feeling like you've known them all your life. We come from four continents, various ages, and cultures, yet we couldn't wait to gather in Florida to practice wellness and

Jan Zucker

Nov 23, 20256 min read

Kodachrome Minds: Seeing Through the Filters of Memory and Meaning

Hey, how was your week? Mine ended with a song and a flash of memory. Kodachrome came on the radio just as I finished my first Medium article on understanding. Paul Simon’s line hit me hard: “When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.” I tried telling Siri to remind me about it. She failed miserably. So I did the old-fashioned thing: I pulled over, grabbed a pen, and wrote a note to myself. It made me pause and think about wh

Jan Zucker

Nov 16, 20256 min read

The Illusion of Knowledge: Why More Information Is Making Us Dumber

Hey, how was your week? Mine was... revealing. I've been thinking a lot about something I don't talk about much: my relationship with information. And how it nearly broke me. Last week, we discussed critical thinking and why we should be questioning what we're told. But here's what I realized: before we can think critically, we have to admit something uncomfortable. We're drowning in information and starving for understanding. I know because I've been there, and I'm slowly

Jan Zucker

Nov 9, 20255 min read

The Age of Automation: Are We Forgetting How to Think?

Hi everyone, How was your week? Ours was busy; we just wrapped our 14th DCC Roundtable on LinkedIn automation. While preparing, I had an awakening. Something I’d been sensing but couldn’t name. And then it hit me: we’re on a more slippery slope than I ever imagined. I’m not a doomsayer, but I’ve seen this before - moments when disruption demanded our involvement. This one does too… but for how long? I’ve always admired the builders, those who turn chaos into structure and v

Jan Zucker

Nov 2, 20254 min read

The Secrets of LinkedIn — and the Guy Who Actually Knows Them

Hi…. How was your week? Ours? Let’s just say it’s been busy — in the best possible way. We didn’t forget the newsletter. We pressed pause. On purpose. Because we’ve been working behind the scenes on something worth the wait. Actually, three things that all tie together. And the first one kicks off next week. 1. The Roundtable — The Secrets of LinkedIn Next week, we’re bringing in someone who really knows how LinkedIn works — not just the algorithm, but the art of show

Jan Zucker

Oct 22, 20253 min read