"Don't become a well-rounded person. Well rounded people are smooth and dull. Become a thoroughly spiky person. Grow spikes from every angle. Stick in their throats like a pufferfish. (...) Learn about the stuff that was buried because it was too experimental or embarrassing or inexplicable. "-Bruce Sterling ++++++++++ I endevour to be such a spiky person, mixing statistical investigation with culture theory criticism and embedding them in the fabric of daily life. In other words, I build tools to help people figure out how to do meaningful things. I'm particularly interested in open scenarios, immersive environments for futurists, participatory (analytical/deliberative) democracy platforms, social decision problems, read/write urbanism, and collaborative evaluation systems.