May 14
3 things
"What can I do?"
I get this question a lot during my 1:1 advising calls.
I respond
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Climate Action
May 05
First Things First in 2026
In 2020, Ben Gaydos, Namita Dharia, and I came up with the idea of updating the First Things First Manifesto.
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Mar 13
My CreativeMornings SF talk
During a recent talk at CreativeMornings SF, I asked the question,
"What are we doing? Like for real. WTF
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Mar 09
Is this it? Is this the best we can do?
We’re living in the imagination of the dominant system that is actively fucking the planet up.
Everything around us
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Mar 02
What would you like to see out of your window?
When I look out the window, do I want to sustain what I see? Hell no.
Turn on the news.
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Feb 11
Climate resiliency is solarpunk af
I love seeing the recent interest in solarpunk: the movement itself, ethos, vision, and imagery.
But, something keeps bugging me.
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Jan 08
Is this the future we want?
More oil for fossil fuels. More rare-earth minerals for AI.
This is extraction and pollution. This is the opposite
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Dec 23
I think we've all had better years
This year mostly sucked: funding being pulled, projects stalling, cold outreach going no where. Ah, the life of an independent.
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Oct 28
Most facilitators help you think better. I help you think better about climate
I've produced and facilitated over 100 creative workshops with startups, nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies. I've
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Oct 17
When does 2+2≠4?
I watched "Orwell: 2+2=5" recently and I can't get it out of my head.
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Aug 24
Think Global. Design Local.
When I was working at a natural food grocery store in college, I would often see the phrase, "Think
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Aug 06
Would you want to live in a world full of abundance, joy, and beauty?
It’s possible if you just use your imagination.
Striving for a hopeful vision of the future is what motivates
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