heist!
we'll all make out like bandits
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just try it
i'm handing you a fork of something delicious
let’s build a cooperative, step 8: convene your first cooperative owners’ meeting
"A Parley of Reviews and Approvals" is the fantasy book I wrote about this step
how i ask questions
interviewing with curiosity
dual
on becoming a member of two empires
Targeted Universalism in coalitions
exploring the ant-raft model
the fourth of july
sufjan stevens' version is better anyway
let's build a cooperative, step 7: define roles
it takes two (or more) to t̶a̶n̶g̶o̶ start a co-op
everyone dies but me
leaving the death cult in denial
things to read: june
plus a bonus link you barely have to read
talk less, listen more
when was the last time a panel of know-it-alls solved anything?
the nonprofit enshittification trap
it's okay to use words the financial times used first
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letting go
when we can't keep a bad idea down
personal
the joy of many lives
who says you can't do it all?
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faking it
"make it" too close to the sun
working
no strategic errors
doing strategic plans right
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closing the window
how the new normal gets worse
working
in defense of the silo
should we stick to the silos and the grain that we’re used to?
working
Future Emergent, year 3
the only way through is through
start the future
let’s build a cooperative, step 6: create a business plan
if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready
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branch causes
looking up from the roots
working
pick and choose
so many requests for proposals, so little time
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don't be humble
humility is not that big a deal
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fascist capitalism, nonprofits, and you
can nonprofits meet this moment?
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