Hao Qian · Melbourne · A library, not a website

A book, a piano, and balloons on the street.

I wrote a book about the patterns behind everyday life, I play the piano at home, and I twist balloons at Melbourne’s markets. On weekdays I lead engineering teams and write down what the work teaches me. Everything worth keeping lives here — permanently.

A drifting map of the library — every dot is a work, every line a real connection. Use the index below to browse.
3 books 8 projects 52 theories 3 ideasevery line is real
Friends Intelligence cover
The book
Friends Intelligence

Seven everyday intelligences — F.R.I.E.N.D.S — and the hidden patterns that connect them. Held in the collections of the National Library of Australia and the State Library Victoria.

Hao at the upright piano at home
At the piano
Passacaglia

Handel–Halvorsen on the upright at home — one unbroken take, and one interruption.

Hao at his balloon stand at a Melbourne street market
On the street
Little Wow Balloons

Balloon animals twisted by hand at Melbourne's markets and festivals.

On weekdays

I lead software engineering teams, and I talk about work where work is talked about — on LinkedIn. The ideas that survive are kept here as Working Theory.