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Three different takes on systems thinking

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The abstruse but brilliant Robin Hanson posits that human behavior is based mainly on showing off. How do we use that for social benefit?  “A piece of metal is a knife because it is used as one…” Philosopher Samir Chopra […]

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Coaching in action: preparing for stress

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My husband spent a year at an unaccompanied posting with the US government. He wasn’t a solider; he was a bureaucrat. But it was a year away from me and the kids in an environment where there was risk of […]

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Introducing the Postcard Project

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  Here’s my first crazy idea. If you read this blog, I’d like to send you a postcard. Every month. In the actual physical mail. Send me an email – alanna@needsbrave.com – and I’ll send you a postcard every month. […]

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The year of crazy ideas and failure

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I haven’t just been helping other people dream out their 2018. I’ve been doing my own vision work too. Here’s what I figured out. My home life is good; I have Egypt figured out, mostly. My professional life is ticking […]

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On Christmas

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The Christmas story is one of the defining stories of American culture. The fact that I’m Muslim didn’t keep this story from shaping me. On Christmas, I think about the story and what it means for my own life. Sometimes […]

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Resources: making ethical choices at work

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Alison Green from Ask a Manager shares a personal story about sexual harassment in the workplace. For me, it really highlights the challenges of making good choices in complex situations. Alison made what she thought was the best choice, and […]

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Things to know: tech for non-tech people

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I suspect blockchain is going to change everything about contracting, communications, and currency transfer. It has accountability applications we’re barely even thinking about yet.(Well, Paul Currion is thinking about it, but he thinks about everything first) Read up on blockchain basics […]

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Three questions to maximize your year-end giving

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The easiest way to do good year-end giving is to give to an organization you already know and love. Sometimes, though, you don’t have an organization you know and love. Answering these questions will help make sure your giving has […]

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Giving Tuesday

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Giving to others changes you, in ways that go well beyond the altruistic. Yes, altruism is valuable in a top-line moral sense. We all know that. But it also has subtle follow-on effects. It roots you firmly in the world, […]

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Required Reading: Interconnection

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Some strongly recommended readings on interconnection and unexpected consequences. Nudges that Fail. Cass Sunstein, in Behavioural Public Policy, Volume 1, Issue 1 May 2017. Can Only the Super-Rich Save Us? If We Believe That, Our Democratic Experiment is Doomed, from Nonprofit […]

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What do we do about Ukraine?

If you’re like most of the people I know, you’re desperately worried and afraid. And you feel helpless. What the hell does any individual person do about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? I’ll start with what not to do. Stay off […]

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On living in fear of COVID

I refuse to live in fear forever is the kind of thing you say when your life has been so comfortable you’ve never had to look at the world straight on In my own community I keep hearing people say, […]

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Things I’ve been thinking lately about COVID

A lot of American systems were one big shock away from disaster and this is that disaster 1. A lot of American systems were one big shock away from disaster and this is that disaster. Healthcare, but also public education, […]

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