> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.cesarrg.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # [Weekly Retro] Being beginners - URL: https://www.cesarrg.com/weekly-retro-being-beginners/ - Published: 2025-05-23T10:24:03.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-23T10:24:03.000Z - Author: César Rodríguez - Tags: Weekly Retro, Insights #252 - May.2025 ***Weekly Retro** **is a short e-mail with a wrap-up of ideas from the week, interesting links I found, and food for thought before you head off for the weekend.* Hi there! 💡 Here is a quick idea for the weekend: In a world where anyone, with the right tools, can now build what once needed entire teams: **adaptability** is the king. Your ability to **learn and reskill** fast matters more than your current expertise. The professionals who thrive will be the ones comfortable with being **beginners** again. And again. ### 🧠 Ideas from this week [Humans are needed#249 - Knowledge bites on tech innovation, design, and creativity. Here’s the reality we need to face: repetitive, low-value tasks are disappearing today through automation. What’s left requires what technology can’t replicate: human judgment, creativity, and connections.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/icon/IMG_2210-25.png)César RodríguezCésar Rodríguez![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_2139-1.png)](https://www.cesarrg.com/humans-are-needed/) 📊 **Interesting visuals** ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/2025/05/image-4-1.png) [*Source: The Future of Jobs Report 2025*](https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/infographics-94b6214b36/?ref=cesarrg.com) ### **🛠️ Resources you can download** **7 core principles for ethical design**: Build trust and reduce risk with these ethical design principles that balance innovation with responsibility. [Yes, it's free! ](https://www.cesarrg.com/free-e-books/) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/2025/05/image-2-1.png) ### 👨🏻‍💻 Interesting links - I can't wait to see what IO + OpenAI are working on. On Jony Ive's word: *"I have a growing sense that everything I have learned over the last 30 years has led me to this moment."* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/2025/05/image-3-1.png) [https://openai.com/sam-and-jony/](https://openai.com/sam-and-jony/?ref=cesarrg.com) - Apple seem to have enter the race of smart glasses (what about the Vision Pro?). Curious to see the battle between AR and Spatial computing. [Apple Smart Glasses Launching in 2026Apple is planning to launch a set of smart glasses by the end of 2026, reports Bloomberg. The glasses will be comparable to the Meta Ray-Bans and the…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/icon/icon-1.svg)MacRumorsJuli Clover![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/thumbnail/Apple-Glasses-Purple-Feature.jpg)](https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/22/apple-smart-glasses-launching-in-2026/?ref=cesarrg.com) - Agentic checkout is becoming a thing! Shopping experience is being reinvented with new ways of interaction. This can have profound changes in business models, like traditional e-commerce and Ads. [100 things we announced at I/OLearn more about the biggest announcements and launches from Google’s 2025 I/O developer conference.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-13.png)GoogleMolly McHugh-Johnson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/thumbnail/IO_launches.width-1300.png)](https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-io-2025-all-our-announcements/?ref=cesarrg.com) **🖋️ Quote of the week** > **“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”** – Haruki Murakami ![César Rodríguez](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/2024/09/image-2.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/10/f4/10f4a52f-1b7d-4284-b66d-0fccfd9dc5da/content/images/2024/02/CR_sign_2024-3.png) **César Rodríguez** [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/crodriguezguevara/?ref=cesarrg.com) / [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/cesarrg.blog/?ref=cesarrg.com) / [X](https://x.com/cesarrgv?ref=cesarrg.com) ****Get your weekly dose of inspiration!** 💡 Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. Join other ****innovation leaders, product managers, and creatives** getting weekly insights on design, innovation and creativity straight to their inbox (+ [free ebooks](https://www.cesarrg.com/free-e-books/)!) All practical learnings from my experience building tech products. No spam, ever.