The higher we go up the glass tower, the more money there is, but the harder it is to do design.

The faith behind the practice and theory of design, and the faith behind the management and operation of corporations and states — these are ultimately incommensurable and incompatible.

The more closely the managerial mind oversees and interrogates design, the less it likes what it sees and hears and judges unrigorous.

For the designer seeking a seat at the boardroom table, the temptation to discard design and to keep only those design-adjacent techniques that a managerial mindset can effortlessly leverage and utilize grows irresistible.