These days, everyone wants to slap some AI on a project. A few years ago, it was all about making a mobile app. Before that, it was Web 2.0 tools. But what if we stopped defaulting to tech for every damn problem? What if we asked ourselves, How can we solve this with as little to no tech? And even better, How can we do this with minimal carbon usage?

Imagine the possibilities. Instead of building complex tech, we could focus on human-to-human experiences. The kind of stuff that actually makes a difference.

Action question

Who do you know who does great work without using any tech? What can you learn from them? And could you meet with them to learn even more?

Written with AI help
This principle draft is based on an audio note I took while walking that was transcribed and cleaned using Audiopen. I then reviewed and improved the text by hand. I know how ambivalent it is to have this footnote for this principle.