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"It always contains interesting and useful information."
– Bryan Bixcul, SIRGE Coalition (Securing
Indigenous Rights in the Green Economy)


11/7/24: Self-Care, Anger, and Getting Back in the Saddle
I've taken a few days off this newsletter and I encourage you to take care of yourself right now as well. It's time for me to get back...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 7, 2024


11/4/24: Crafting Emergent Use of Information
If you're working with wood to make something useful, in a craft context, the fiber and color of the material are major determinants of...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 4, 2024


11/1/24: The Power of Clear Communication
Building the skills of clear communication, succinctness, skipping the backstory unless it's really needed: That's what writer Chris...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 1, 2024


10/31/24: How I'm Using These Recommendations
What are the requirements for information to be absorbed, usable, actionable? I'm betting on personal relevance being a key one, but...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 31, 2024


10/30/24: The Functional and the Sacred
The functional and the sacred don't have to be separate. In fact, it may serve us best if they are not. I was reminded of that when...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 30, 2024


10/29/24: Understanding and Action
In one of today's updates, GIS trailblazer and ESRI founder Jack Dangermond says, "Understanding precedes action. We're in the business...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 28, 2024


10/28/24: Your Extended Mind
Growing your capacity to drive change is my goal for this newsletter and this morning I was reminded of one of the most powerful ways to...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 28, 2024


10/25/24: (Parts of) UN Leadership Says Let's Go!!
Today's newsletter is coming in the afternoon because I spent the usual morning time kicking off a new client's consulting engagement. (...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 25, 2024


10/24/24: Growing Stronger Through Learning; Memorial for a Bear
I was just sampling some of the recommendations our system is sending out this morning and marveling at the usefully inspiring work being...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 24, 2024


10/23/24: Get Ready to Feel Discomfort; Anger Can Help
Monday's on-site meeting of the new Earth Catalyst team was so successful it left me feeling energetically spent yesterday, so I took the...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 23, 2024


10/21/24: Tipping Points for Renewables
Happy Monday. I'm going to keep today's preamble short because I'm preparing for the first Earth Catalyst on-site team meeting this...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 21, 2024


10/18/24: My Brain in a Diagram
How are you using the updates from organizations you're getting through this email? I heard from one of you yesterday that Earth...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 18, 2024


10/17/24: Oceans and India
Today I'm trying something new: personalized subject lines in the emails subscribers get, based on your recommended stories. Please let...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 17, 2024


10/16/24 - Efficacy and Fractals
I met two inspiring elders last night who talked about how they choose to work with the specific groups that they do because their...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 16, 2024


10/15/24 - Place and Understanding Change
I took yesterday off in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day, but now I'm back with updates to share from around the world. I am a big...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 15, 2024


10/11/24 - A Smart Future
I'm excited to introduce the new version of the Earth Catalyst daily email! Along with my beautiful new website (thanks to Tao Websites...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 11, 2024


10/9/24 - We Must Change Now
Getting short term action aligned with long term needs is a fundamental challenge. Seth Godin says the key is telling a story that's both...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 9, 2024


10/8/24 - What's Working
I used to work for a software company that held a Field Best Practices call every Friday morning. They’d share new resources and updates...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 8, 2024


10/7/24 - Short Video Special
What’s “Just Sanitation”? According to Shannon Yee, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, it’s a very...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 7, 2024


10/4/24 - Regenerating Kids
How’s this for inspiration? Check out the work of volunteers and kids at Taniala Regenerative Camp in Madagascar , where deforested land...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Oct 4, 2024
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