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10. Technocracy (rule by the elites) is better than democracy (which is but “mob rule,” the tyranny of the masses).

February 15, 2019
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We must move beyond talking about what ‘community’ means, to “doing” community together in meaningful ways....

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9. Technological advances will save us.

February 8, 2019
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Technology can eclipse and replace our indigenous vernacular resources....

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8. Reforming our systems is the answer.

February 1, 2019
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Services may be a very valuable route into change, they are never an end in themselves or de facto the only route available...

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7. Bigger is better.

January 25, 2019
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2010 study of 46,000 Americans in 26 cities showeda key determinant of local economic prosperity is connection....

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6. Competition is a defining feature of who we are as human beings.

January 18, 2019
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Competing with the planet, and everything on it, isn't the defining feature of who we are as human beings....

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5. Neoliberal economies are here to stay.

January 11, 2019
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Neoliberal economies are enveloped within a fable that the more networked and expansive economies become, the more wealth trickles down to include everyone....

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4. We must get better at delivery.

January 4, 2019
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Before institutions can be effective at delivering required goods and services, citizens at the receiving end of those services must know what they truly...

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3. The more data and science we can bring to understanding what is wrong, the closer we will be to solving the world’s most intractable problems.

December 28, 2018
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Facts and figures are important, but when it comes to sense-making around complex challenges, thick data matters more than thin or Big Data....

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2. Our good life will be protected by consumer rights and the invisible hand of the free market.

December 14, 2018
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The notion that our good life is to be found in the consumption of goods and services flies in the face of studies in...

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1. We are evolving from primitive to civilized.

December 7, 2018
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So-called primitive societies should not be understood as failed attempts at being civilized, they should be understood for their incredible adaptive abilities....

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10 Deficit-based Assumptions that must be debunked

November 30, 2018
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We will be broadening the scope of the conversation to consider changing the narrative in ten key areas....

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How Policies Can Invert Democracy

November 23, 2018
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To date the BY spaces have been known for the sum of their problems, not for their abundance of hospitality, gift-giving capacity or associational...

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  • 10. Technocracy (rule by the elites) is better than democracy (which is but “mob rule,” the tyranny of the masses).

  • 9. Technological advances will save us.

  • 8. Reforming our systems is the answer.

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