Thinkers, writers, researchers, artists, builders, and other figures whose ideas form part of the intellectual terrain surrounding my thinking and body of work.
03.01 — Philosophy & First Principles
Marcus Aurelius
Stoic philosophy · 121–180
Epictetus
Stoic philosophy · c. 50–135
Aristotle
Philosophy, logic & ethics · 384–322 BCE
03.02 — History & Civilization
Will Durant
History & philosophy of civilization · 1885–1981
Arnold J. Toynbee
Civilizational history · 1889–1975
Alvin Toffler
Technological and civilizational change · 1928–2016
03.03 — Economics & Political Economy
Adam Smith
Political economy & moral philosophy · 1723–1790
Joseph Schumpeter
Economics, entrepreneurship & creative destruction · 1883–1950
Ronald Coase
Economics, institutions & theory of the firm · 1910–2013
03.04 — Business & Entrepreneurship
Peter Drucker
Management & organizational theory · 1909–2005
Alex Hormozi
Entrepreneurship, offers & business acquisition · 1988–
Naval Ravikant
Entrepreneurship, leverage & wealth creation · 1974–
03.05 — Art, Creativity & Design
Leonardo da Vinci
Painting, invention & interdisciplinary inquiry · 1452–1519
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Painting, sculpture & architecture · 1475–1564
Rick Rubin
Creative practice & artistic production · 1963–
03.06 — Technology & Media
Marshall McLuhan
Media theory & communication · 1911–1980
Alan Turing
Computation & artificial intelligence · 1912–1954
Claude Shannon
Information theory · 1916–2001
03.07 — Psychology & Human Behaviour
Carl Jung
Analytical psychology, archetypes & individuation · 1875–1961
Daniel Kahneman
Judgment, decision-making & behavioral economics · 1934–2024
Albert Bandura
Social learning & self-efficacy · 1925–2021
03.08 — Systems, Complexity & Science
Donella Meadows
Systems thinking & sustainability · 1941–2001
Norbert Wiener
Cybernetics · 1894–1964
Herbert A. Simon
Complex systems, organizations & decision-making · 1916–2001
03.09 — Learning & Education
Richard Feynman
Physics, explanation & learning · 1918–1988
Benjamin Bloom
Educational psychology & mastery learning · 1913–1999
Seymour Papert
Learning, computation & constructionism · 1928–2016
03.10 — Leadership & Organizations
Peter Drucker
Management & organizational leadership · 1909–2005
Peter Senge
Organizational learning & systems thinking · 1947–
Simon Sinek
Leadership, purpose & organizational culture · 1973–
03.11 — Culture & Society
Neil Postman
Media ecology & cultural criticism · 1931–2003
James Baldwin
Culture, identity & social criticism · 1924–1987
Bell Hooks
Culture, education & social criticism · 1952–2021
03.12 — Interdisciplinary Thinkers
Buckminster Fuller
Design science, systems & architecture · 1895–1983
Ray Kurzweil
Technology, artificial intelligence & futurism · 1948–
Kevin Kelly
Technology, culture & networked systems · 1952–