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/consult at futureemergent.com.
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At the end of June, the Supreme Court ruled on the case known as Johnson v. Grants Pass. Jason Pohl at Berkeley News and many others know it as “the decision that criminalized being homeless.” The city of Grants Pass, Oregon passed an ordinance in 2018 that made it illegal
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This is a weird time to be alive. A while back I learned about an approach to conflict called arguing constructively. Author Liam Rosen compares this strategy to the destructive form of arguing we find all over. What is constructive arguing? Rosen says that arguments should be an opportunity to
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Happy Pride month! Note: this post contains spoilers for the 16th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The season finale aired in April 2024, but it might still be new to you. This is a spoiler warning if that matters to you! RuPaul’s Drag Race, an american reality show,
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No new post this week while I head home from my vacation! Instead, here are a few articles from the past few weeks that I liked. I Figured I Would Never Find Another: On Being a Queer Asian American Buddhist by E. Alex Jung It’s pride month! I haven’
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Hi friends, I’m going to be away for a little summer vacation for the next two weeks. Here are a few podcasts and a video that I thought fit well into the themes I write about on be the future. I hope you enjoy! “be the future” by josh
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this post is narrated! listen below… “Every regulation is written in blood.” I’ve heard this saying in several contexts and it applies to every one. Most rules aren’t written until something bad happens. We require seatbelts in cars because thousands of people died without them. OSHA exists because
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this is a collaborative post: concepts and words by Jamie Martinez and josh martinez. I’m so excited to unveil my 200th post for be the future. It’s wild that I’ve been at this for more than four years. I couldn’t have done it without the love
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A few weeks ago I shared some of my goals for my third year in business. One of those goals is to define myself for people who don’t know me yet. What do I do as a consultant? What makes me special? In what areas am I great at
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I was sick with covid last month. For what it’s worth, the symptoms this time weren’t nearly as bad as my first time with the virus. I was still contagious, of course, so I couldn’t go anywhere. After a merciful 24-hour fever, I had to hide out
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This post is narrated! Listen below… What does it mean to belong? I heard many fantastic speakers cover this topic at the 2024 Othering and Belonging conference last month. john a. powell remarked that we humans are all connected to each other. This is true whether we’re aware of
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this post is narrated! listen below… “Equity is the driving force. Culture is the frame. Belonging is the goal.” Last week I attended the 2024 Othering and Belonging Conference in Oakland, California. Roberto Bedoya shared these words by Vanessa Whang about his beloved city of Oakland. Bedoya is the Cultural
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Welcome to step 4 in my series on how to build a cooperative from the ground up. In step 1, I gathered my group of co-op enthusiasts. In step 2, this fictional group started researching our potential niche for the work. Step 3 drafted a working vision to propel our
