be the future

a quiet-looking street with colorful houses built together in a row. a couple strolls the raised path on the sidewalk between road and home.

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we need the commons

no person is a homestead, entire of itself

brown cardboard boxes open and arranged in a grid pattern.

working

reinventing professionalism

being professional but not their idea of professional

a cluster of berries hang from a bush. one is a deep purple color while the ones around it are red. they're all crowned by a few leaves.

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top of the tree

the trap of low-hanging fruit

Future Emergent, year four

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Future Emergent, year four

walking new paths

a half-demolished building at dusk near the new mexico state capitol.

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white guys

leaving a table that's not worth sitting at

a slightly color-adjusted photo of the earth (that one) with the surface of the moon in the foreground.

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things to read: april

a tale of two flybys

a cropped close-up of 'D+G Space' by Linda Besemer. it's painted with swirls of gradient rainbows amid black and white lines.

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virtually easy

ways to help people connect when meeting online and in person

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a yellow seesaw planted in the middle of a grassy field. thin trees line the periphery. their leaves and branches practically fade into the bright sky.

against moderates

there's nothing in the middle

a cropped image of the brilliant art piece by Lisa Jarrett, '503 portraits of wig mannequins and 1 portrait of Diana Ross' at the portland art museum.

what's compelling

storytelling without exploitation

one day at a time

one day at a time

something to hold on to

making it plain

making it plain

why i love writing in (and reading) plain language

the state of things

the state of things

staking our resistance

a brown-skinned person with black hair, gold jewelry and an orange shirt is in various poses.

so you might join a board...

read the new book from Itai and josh

solidarity shutdown

solidarity shutdown

standing with protestors in the Twin Cities

rejecting a life without people

rejecting a life without people

the AI policy at Future Emergent

rocks of all different shapes and sizes line the beach of nearby vashon island.

things to read: january

hey! can you believe this reality we're having?

looking future 2025

looking future 2025

taking the present for granted

the main ballroom of the schönbrunn palace in vienna, austria.

playing favorites 2025

we will always be here

an overhead view of the Werdhölzli wastewater treatment plant in Switzerland.

a tool’s errand

understanding AI and what it can't do

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