i made you dinner!
by “Hey, you should come over for dinner,” I say in kind of an abrupt way. It’s the after-times, when the pandemic is over, but it was the first time it …
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 a consultant at Future Emergent.
say hello: josh@bethefuture.space
i'm the founder and a consultant at Future Emergent.
say hello: josh@bethefuture.space
building a better board
Board members are almost never the ones using the services their organization provides. Some may have lived experience: they experienced first-hand the problems their non-profit aims to solve. While some …
asking for ID in the surveillance age
The vast majority of us have internalized data collection as a fact of life. It feels natural, doesn’t it? I show my ID to get into a concert (those were …
the unbearable being of whiteness
In an earlier post, I shared a resource I use by Tema Okun. People suspicious of phrases like “white supremacist culture” will dismiss it immediately. But even for someone who …
choosing between two options in an inequitable world
My organization brought on a handful of new partners during the first phase of the COVID-19 response. Our network grew by about 10% in a few short months. Many of …
Targeted Universalism Step 1: Establish a Universal Goal
This series documents my experimentation with the use of Targeted Universalism (TU). I used the Othering and Belonging Institute‘s primer on the subject. There are five steps: Exploring TU Step …
this will take all of us
I ended my last post with what I thought was a fitting coda: “All I had to do was speak up.” I should have added an asterisk to the end …
the revolution is no place for templates
2020 has felt like every single month will someday be its own chapter in a history textbook. Two weeks into global protests, leaders are promising change that once felt like …
intersectionality in the diaspora
I recently listened to a podcast called Intersectionality in the Diaspora. It’s co-hosted by my friend Clara. The podcast feels like listening in on a conversation between two friends. Clara …
equity in the time of coronavirus
I took the last couple days off work, which has given me a little time to clear my head. It’s given me some time to reflect on how non-profit organizations …