Ken Wake

Professor & EIR, Georgetown
Writing Thinking Design
Training for the Tour Divide
Systems | Design | Meaning

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

I’ve been thinking a lot about thresholds. Some you choose; some choose you.

A year ago I was limping through airports with a cane, dealing with chronic pain from congenital ankle issues + a surgical fusion that changed how I moved through the world.

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

Most people will see these as pedals.

I see a design decision shaped by injury, constraint, and safety. I can’t ride clipless as clipping out isn’t reliable with fused ankles.

So I design for the body I have, not the one I wish I had.

#TourDeKen #EmbodiedDesign #Constraints

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

Some objects hold whole moments.

I got this mug at @rapha Amsterdam the day Cavendish won his 35th TdF stage. Just me, my family, and the shop staff—quiet and unforgettable.

When he crossed the line I screamed, then cried.

A reminder of why I chase hard things.

#TourDeKen

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

Last week I cleaned my office.
This week I realized the real shift wasn’t tidying the room but seeing it clearly for the first time.
The space wasn’t messy; it was misaligned.
I’ve changed—my environment needs to change with me.
Next up: a full redesign.
#TourDeKen

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

@tremendo_us This looks absolutely awesome! Nice work!

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

If you want to follow the journey, I’ll be sharing updates here and on my site. #TourDeKen

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

I’ve been thinking a lot about thresholds. Some you choose; some choose you.

A year ago I was limping through airports with a cane, dealing with chronic pain from congenital ankle issues + a surgical fusion that changed how I moved through the world.

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

Every one of us is riding some version of our own Divide.

This one is mine.

#TourDeKen

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

@keithagruen My day is a little bit better knowing that you're having a string of good days. Does anyone else get pumped when you're friends are in the zone?

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

@dnmendelson That is some handsome bread there, sir! (And it is never a bad time to bake bread, pandemic or otherwise.)

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

Crazy excited to kick off #demoday for @TechstarsDC at the amazing @HowardTheatre

#givefirst @Techstars @kcamhi

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

“Do good louder!”
Incredible, powerful message, well deserving of a standing ovation, from #loudouncounty #va Board of Supervisors Chair, @ChairRandall at this year’s @JCRCgw Lox & Legislators breakfast at my synagogue, Temple Rodef Shalom @rodefshalom @JFGW #dogoodlouder

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

@BlizzardCS assuming you’ve heard boat hasn’t arrived in Stormwind on Azgalor

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

Goodnight, Twitter. It has been fun.

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

Wise words from #foundercon2022
“Solving problems that you see in the world is macro-independent.”
-Sameer Dholakia
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

@Techstars #givefirst

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

@techstars #foundercon2022 is here! Let’s do this!!

#techstars #givefirst #givebeforeyouget #startup #startups #startuplife #accelerator #oakland #oaklandca #cali #california #foundercon @ Oakland Marriott City Center https://t.co/tIJ5mH5c3z

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

As someone who spends an awfully large amount of time thinking about such things, I simultaneously hope and fear that this is so…

https://t.co/u5HoF5M2h3
#SocialMedia #socialnetwork #deathofsocialmedia #socialmediaisdying

[Ken Wake @kenwake]

There’s no place like home.

@techstars #techstars #givefirst #washingtondc #dc #theresnoplacelikehome @ Washington D.C. https://t.co/OvRCYCH9Ud