In my line of work, work happens in the gaps, when you’re not stressed but relaxed. When you tell someone a story and it grows with them. When you intertwine their dreams with the reality you manufacture together. When you are all inspired. It doesn’t happen at the laptop, not if you’re working with people […]
Category Archives: Agent Jay Archive
Sharing in Aswan
I’ve been practicing openly sharing for the last few years, and it has without a doubt transformed my life. I wouldn’t be writing this in Aswan now if it hadn’t. But it’s become second nature to me, and the people with whom I spend my time, that sometimes I forget how transformative it can be. […]
Gen Y, Gen Why? Gen WTF?
Once again there’s talk of the generations, the struggle to understand the cultural shifts. With vast generalising brushstrokes millions are judged, nicely clumped together in a simple descriptor that gives some comfort of understanding. Yes there are trends, yes there are tendencies. But do you really think the so called “entitled” millenials are the same […]
Why it’s a bad idea to cure death, cure work instead.
So now Google wants to invest in curing death Hypothetically if we do cure death, who will be able to afford such a cure, and who would be worthy of such longevity?The rich and the elites would no doubt deem themselves worthy, the poor not even in the running. The product of a cure for […]
A space that sustains
I love my room – created by different contributors and guests, it evolves over time, a co-creation without plan, guided by each contributors need and sense of taste. Everything is recycled or second hand, apart from the wall screws and the sanding of the floorboards, no money was needed in it’s creation – only time […]
Upcycled led lamp
This simple led night light is made from 6 leds, the inside frame of an old mac keyboard, and the rechargable battery pack from an old electric razor.
DIY Dynamo Charger – Charge your mobile with a Bicycle Dynamo
My little project of this weekend, was to get this Dynamo Charger up and running. Firstly here’s proof of concept – yes it works. Now for the finishing touches The instructions for the switch can be found below. Simple DIY Switch a micro guide by Jay Cousins on HowDo If anyone wants me to create […]
Reboot
To reboot a crashed society, we must remove our urge for control. We must be free to explore alternatives.
Upcycle old mac keyboard
inspired by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVQKl-HVnoI
Experiments in Autonomy: Reflections on The Makerplatz
Photo: Kay Strasser One could view everything in our world as a collection of prototypes available to be changed. In these interesting times, we have all the tools in the world, all that is needed is a conversation to start the (re)making. Welcome to Berlin’s Makerplatz. By Jay Cousins Our dominant cultural paradigm has been, […]
Hyphall 