Michael McGinnis

In my first posts with CSR (see here, here, and here), I explored stories of conviction, transformation, and the slow work of formation. Today’s story introduces a compass that I use to navigate learning in the age of AI, and of course, it’s about bananas, absurd deals, and the choices we make in our learning…

In the first post, I shared a story about Mike Mulligan that shaped me. In this one, I want to share the story that shaped my current approach to engineering education. It’s the story of how the t-shaped engineer came to be, and how a quiet theological correction helped me see its deeper truth. The…

In the last post, we explored the power of story as a tool for formation. But formation doesn't happen in a vacuum — it happens inside a cultural moment. And right now, that moment is being reshaped by forces that go far deeper than artificial intelligence alone. AI is just the tip of the iceberg.…

The rise of artificial intelligence is not primarily a technical disruption. It is a formational one. The tools are reshaping us — our attention, our relationships, our sense of what it means to learn and work and belong. That conviction sits at the center of this series, reshaping the way I think about engineering education,…