tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post6391145930980700051..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-45949375927889273192008-06-18T09:25:00.000-05:002008-06-18T09:25:00.000-05:00We have a temptation to externalize expertise. Tha...We have a temptation to externalize expertise. That means knowledge exists outside us, and outside our own experience. But little people can figure things out when we get messing with things and observing as we go, paying attention to what is revealed. <BR/><BR/>This guy, Wally, like all carpenters, had experience as a problem solver. He also had a curiosity that came from very simple challenges in his own work. That is what all craftsmen and artisans have in common.<BR/><BR/>We mess with the materials found in our environment, observe the ways in which we can manipulate them and then we use what we learn to change things for the better.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-79123643891624809072008-06-18T09:02:00.000-05:002008-06-18T09:02:00.000-05:00in a rare moment, I am left speechless!in a rare moment, I am left speechless!Dana and Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14006886855600007312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-36696710570785813252008-06-17T19:24:00.000-05:002008-06-17T19:24:00.000-05:00And here we have "sufficiently advanced technology...And here we have "sufficiently advanced technology" that is thousands of years old. I love it.<BR/><BR/>MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com