be the future

view of a rural area from the window of a plane.

working

no strategic errors

doing strategic plans right

a hole in an exterior wall where a window should be. an open door frames one side of the room while a small table with a bunch of stuff sits on the left.

essay

closing the window

how the new normal gets worse

a row of metal silos and some kind of pipe contraption nearby.

working

in defense of the silo

should we stick to the silos and the grain that we’re used to?

Future Emergent, year 3

working

Future Emergent, year 3

the only way through is through

a row of coffee pots and cups line a wooden counter

start the future

let’s build a cooperative, step 6: create a business plan

if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready

monterey cypress trees at point reyes national park on the california coast.

essay

branch causes

looking up from the roots

pick and choose

working

pick and choose

so many requests for proposals, so little time

be the future: make it better don't give up

be the future is my laboratory for ideas. please share.

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view of the seattle skyline plus fingertips

don't be humble

humility is not that big a deal

fascist capitalism, nonprofits, and you

fascist capitalism, nonprofits, and you

can nonprofits meet this moment?

marble statue of abraham lincoln from the lincoln memorial.

President Trump's Executive Order on DEI

What it means for nonprofits, foundations, and the private sector

the upper entrance to the beacon food forest in seattle.

the future of food waste

centering people, not waste

the interior of portland, oregon's train station. a blue and orange neon sign points the way to the baggage department.

food and the erosion of humanity

the slippery slope of who is legal

a wide shot of the horizon. trees and buildings edge the bottom of the photo

playing defense

It's time for a good offense.

a rusty boat named Margaret sits on a small grassy hill.

if it’s not getting better it’s getting worse

when the change they seek won't help

a wide view of bogotá colombia from monserrate.

looking future 2024

one step forward, two steps forward

close up of the painting untitled (united states marine hospital) by the artist Firelei Baéz.

playing favorites 2024

devising new structures

train cars are stacked with containers at vancouver b.c.'s waterfront harbor.

not my business

on those who put the "business" back into "LGBTQ+ business"

looking upward at the sun dry cleaning sign.

things to read: november

and one thing to watch

looking down a typical residential street in Hounslow, in the suburbs of london.

trust in community

from one community member to another

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