Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)The WorkThe debate on RTO/WFH/WFO is a debate about the nature of work, not where it’s done.6 min read·Jun 18, 2023----
Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)The User Story is the User ExperienceWhen I work with a team designing products, I always try to start the exploration in the same place. A blank screen.3 min read·Jun 17, 2023----
Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)Now is that GratitudeArt is a refraction of the artist through our own lens. In some cases — in many in fact — the work for the artist to make that light bend…2 min read·Jun 9, 2023----
Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)Here’s To LeavingI’m starting somewhere new, which I will talk about soon, but I wanted to first talk about something I’ve been thinking about a lot: what…4 min read·Apr 1, 2023----
Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)Language FreakoutThe GPT freak out and moral panic is really about the power of language.2 min read·Feb 22, 2023----
Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)The Things I Know NowI’ve spent forty three years walking the planet, and a majority of them as a working professional. In that time, I’ve learned a few things…5 min read·Feb 16, 2023--1--1
Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)Music to Tell a VisionMusic is more than a list of data. It has to be4 min read·Jan 31, 2023--3--3
Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)A Tropic Morning WarningThe National released a new single today with perfect execution. It was still a clusterfuck; a symbol of an industry unapologetically…4 min read·Jan 19, 2023----
Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)Stop Trying to Pretend This is New — a new rant about new mediaA few days ago, an old friend from my early days at Warner Bros. Records came to visit, and as usual for two “veteran” music executives…4 min read·Jan 13, 2023--1--1
Ethan Kaplaninwhile(true)The Age of Infinite EntertainmentWhat does it mean when the creator is the catalyst for the infinite, and not the origin of the finite?5 min read·Dec 23, 2022--2--2