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Edited by Marshall Kirkpatrick, former New York Times syndicated tech journalist now focused on the urgency and opportunity of transitioning the global economy to create a more sustainable society.
11/26/24 - Age & Wisdom as Ecosystem Essential, Political Opportunity
I turned 48 recently and have been thinking about how that could be understood as concluding my first 30 years of adulthood. Fate...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 26, 2024
11/25/24 - Summarizing COP29
I've been out recovering from some oral surgery and am still not feeling great - but I wanted to get back into the flow of sharing...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 25, 2024
11/19/24: Action and Preparation
Two snippets of wisdom come to my mind this morning: Action is the antidote to despair. And when opportunity to act comes, it's too late...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 19, 2024
11/18/24: Learning From Reflection
Dear friends, you too may overcomplicate things, then find yourself coming back to what you know works, perhaps with new wisdom from the...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 18, 2024
11/14/24: Visualization and Clean Energy
All the information in the world won't be useful to us if it isn't absorbable. Absorbing and utilizing information is a skill we can...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 14, 2024
11/13/24: Action & Barriers to Gender-informed Climate Work
I used data from this newsletter last night to strengthen a connection and expand my capacity to support others. I want to share the...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 13, 2024
11/12/24: Imagine the Combinations
This morning I'm going to try something new. Email subscribers: After today's updates picked Just for You, but before the full table of...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 12, 2024
11/11/24: The Soft Zone and Sustainability Work
I'm not afraid to share corny stuff if I think it might be helpful. The stakes are high and I'm not going to optimize for saving face. ...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 11, 2024
11/8/24: Antifragility as a response to crisis
It's been a hard week. I was glad to hear from several of you who shared your thoughts and feelings in response to yesterday's...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 8, 2024
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
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