bouncing back
by 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 …
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 own and operate a consulting practice, Future Emergent.
say hello: josh[at]bethefuture.space
i own and operate a consulting practice, Future Emergent.
say hello: josh[at]bethefuture.space
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?
transitional leaders and me
As a consultant with a small business, I carefully stock my toolbox of what I can do. I invest in learning skills that could help me do my work better …
the future of food banks
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? The question may be complicated by surges of fascism and ever-looming climate change. When we’re thinking 5 years ahead, we can be …
let’s build a cooperative, step 5: conduct a feasibility study
Welcome back to my series on how to start a cooperative! This is a 10-step experiment moving from idea to launch. Step 1 covered the idea and brought together a …
gathering at a conference
Only a few major decisions separate a boring conference from a spectacular one. When done well, a conference can feel like a real gathering of minds or a once-in-a-lifetime event. …
flinch or fight
I drove to the gym this morning. I turned left onto the main road, taking the turn with cars behind me. A woman nearby was finishing her walk up a …
grafted ways of being
How do I perceive the world? My frame of reference is by default a colonial one. I often think and speak in English, which is a language not native to …