- What?
- A blog exploring the intersection of Technology and Zen in Silicon Valley.
- Who?
- You! — accompanied by two ValleyZen witnesses, a Zen Valley lawyer and a ValleyZen artist.
- Why?
- To create a platform for creative, unusual, artistico-technological ideas, observations, visions, provocations, musings.
The matter of Silicon Valley is technology-- Zen is its spirit.
- How?
- Through musings, interviews, reminiscences, Silicon koans, leaps of imagination, questions and sometimes — even answers.
- When?
- Now!
7 Principles of Zen Aesthetics
- Fukinsei — Asymmetry or imbalance
- Kanso — Simplicity or elimination of clutter
- Koko — Austerity or bare essentials
- Shizen — Naturalness or unforced creativity
- Yugen — Profundity or suggestion rather than revelation
- Datsuzoku — Freedom from habit or formula
- Seijaku — Tranquility or energized calm
What's Zen about Silicon Valley today?
- Simplifying a product - removing features - to make it more useful
- Looking for the right solution, not the logical one
- Acting today to be wrong, not tomorrow to be right
- What do you think? Join the discussion!
How do you become Zen?
By subscribing to ValleyZen's RSS feed :)