welcome to Future Emergent
by I started be the future more than 2 years ago, on October 7, 2019. When I began, I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do with it. I had …
Category: working
innovations people can apply to their jobs
get out and rise
this is a collaborative post: concepts and words by Christina Chan and josh martinez. My friend Christina and I are no stranger to complicated workplaces. We worked together for a …
not on my watch
In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson created what we now know of as Black History Month. It began as a weeklong celebration of the legacy and contributions of Black people …
being in space
I’m pretty quiet the first time you meet me. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say (a fact you’ll figure out after we meet a few more times). …
blow up the dam
Out near Port Angeles, Washington, the Elwha river winds through the Olympic peninsula. The river meets the ocean where the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has lived since time immemorial. More …
questions for the emperor
This week, a mostly-white jury found Ahmaud Arbery’s lynch mob guilty of his assault, kidnapping, and murder. A few days earlier, a different jury found a different murderer not guilty …
affinity groups and caucuses
Many of us spend our entire lives simmering in white dominant culture. These days, so many people are working to change the balance of society. We want a just, inclusive …
surviving the lion’s den
The year 2021 is a great time to quit your job. The Atlantic recently wrote about the Great Resignation we’re in. I quit my job earlier this year, along with …
going rogue
One of the most underrated parts of being in middle management is the ability to make change. Managers can have a surprising amount of latitude within their little domain. They …
going on a mandate
On August, 23, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval to the Covid-19 vaccine. Comirnaty (this is a dignified blog, I won’t go there), made by Pfizer-BioNTech, …