As I wrote last month, “Change is hard.” but “hard” is an assessment — an interpretation — not a testable, provable truth. “Hard” drives some people away — and it invites some people to buckle up and head on in — people like Peter Diamandis of the X Prize and…

by reading The Declaration of Independence — out loud! It’s a tradition at our house to honor the Fourth of July holiday by reading The Declaration of Independence — out loud! Not just for its historical resonance, but as a reminder of the power of declaration to disclose new worlds, and bring forth new possibilities in those worlds. “We…

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Do you often find yourself overwhelmed by your “to do” list? (Especially when your mission is big? Or very, very big?) If you’re inclined to systems, check out David Allen’s masterful book, Getting Things Done. Meanwhile, here are a few powerful tips that I’ve found particularly helpful: Name the “No”s…

From the archives. Originally published June 30, 2004. New Bottom Line 13.3 How does your organization set its sustainability goals? Are they sufficient to the challenge — and the opportunities — at hand? The sustainability challenge is daunting to many, in part because it seems so far away, in part…

The “panic now, it’s all melting down” tribe and “lol nothing’s happening, chill” tribes are in a mutual gaslighting equilibrium. Me, I’m above these simplistic either/or things, I’m in a complex superposition of chilling and panicking. — Venkatesh Rao What do I think about the pink trickle (previously known as…

…my life pivoted in profound and powerful ways. While most of my friends ran off to the Rockies for the first Rainbow Family Gathering (a sort of proto-BurningMan!), I ensconced myself in the libraries and campus of Southern Illinois University for the first World Game Workshop with the legendary Buckminster…

(I originally published this piece six months ago today, on Dec 8, 2021. In addition to posting new writings here, I’ll occassionaly bring forward some prior pieces from other venues that you may have missed.) TOUCH AND GO It’s a tough time to make assessments, or predictions. The widespread, justifiable…

As Andrew Winston (co-author of Net Positive) wrote recently: “A banker approached me after a talk and told me that it would be great to invest in the clean economy and other sustainability priorities, but the numbers ‘just don’t pencil out’.” His response: “Yes they do.” Which led me to…