beyond self-care
by It’s only been 10 days since perhaps the last presidential election of my life. Kidding! Oof, it’s been a rough one. Lots of people are still reeling from last week’s …
josh
my name is josh martinez. i have always loved trying to understand systems, and the systems that built those systems. i spend a lot of time thinking about how to get there from here.
i'm the founder and principal consultant at Future Emergent.
say hello: josh[at]bethefuture.space
i'm the founder and principal consultant at Future Emergent.
say hello: josh[at]bethefuture.space
frogs in water
I’m writing this in the days after the election, processing it with more dismay than shock. The outcome felt inevitable for months but I held a small hope that voters …
owner and CEO
I drew knowledge from a lot of folks before I started my own business. These conversations helped me feel like this undertaking was possible at a time when I had …
the limits of pragmatism
This post is not about the election. Organizations, for- and nonprofit alike, are averse to risk. Humans have self-preservation on the brain and our organizations are extensions of ourselves. This …
just asking questions
People underestimate how much other people think like they do. As a person who creates things, one of the scariest questions I can ask someone is, “so… what did you …
the dehumanization machine
About a month ago, a delivery driver contracted with Amazon shared a post to a drivers’ forum on Reddit. The driver titled the post, “Try to tell me when i …
bouncing back
Social service organizations, like nonprofits and foundations, love resiliency! In their world, resiliency means a person’s ability to bounce back after a crisis. A person might come to them during or after a time of need, like the loss of a job, a family…
cruelty always leaves a mark
I’m traveling this week and I spent most of my writing time on my public testimony against the discriminatory SOAP and SODA zones. These are unfortunately not spaces for bathing …
talking to statues
Seattle’s most recent citywide election happened in 2023. Kshama Sawant, my beloved rabblerousing socialist council member, resigned after a decade on the dais. Many of the more progressive incumbents lost …
tuning my message, pt. 2
Back in May, I shared my plans to infuse more energy into the messaging I use to talk about my business. Future Emergent is still a young company. My goals and desires as a small business have changed. How can I best communicate that to prospective clients, communities, and accomplices?