The need to design systems around the lifelong needs of the individual (’x’), rather than treating people simply as the end-users of systems designed primarily to serve the needs of organizations
The idea that, in certain circumstances, the individual has the right to remain unknown – like the ‘x’ in algebra – only disclosing the information needed for a particular purpose (such as proof-of-age or student-status when making a purchase); and
The need for collaboration between organizations, as between artists, to produce something better than any one can make working alone.